In the morning, we were supposed to return to Manila via the plane we took going to Virac but it was cancelled due to bad weather in Manila and postponed to the following day. Instead, I visited my UNICEF colleague Pete in San Andres. Pete works in the Programme Operations Support Hub of UNICEF Philippines. He has been working remotely from his hometown in Catanduanes since the COVID-19 pandemic started. We went around his village to see the damage. We tried looking for fresh fish to cook but the fishermen’s boats were all destroyed. Pete said they hid in the cabinet during the typhoon.
Geo Lapina
UNICEF Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Officer. This is his field diary as part of the assessment mission to survey the damage and effect on communities affected by Super Typhoon Rolly/Goni in Bato, Catanduanes.
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