Waiting for Relief: Krystle Marcellus Photography

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:36:25 GMT

]]>Just 30 minutes outside of metro Manila, Nova Liches, Quezon City was flooded, taking lives and homes from an already impoverished area.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:37:11 GMT

]]>People search debris for usable goods in the waterway running through Nova Liches, Quezon City.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:36:25 GMT

]]>Debris lies in piles throughout Quezon City.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:37:49 GMT

]]>Residents of Nagkisang Nayon, Nova Liches in Quezon City try to rebuild their homes in the aftermath of typhoon Ondoy on October 13, 2009.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:38:26 GMT

]]>A woman sits outside her home in Taguig, waiting to recieve relief goods. Taguig, a muslim settlement just outside of metro Manila, was still underwater three weeks after typhoon Ondoy touched ground and was among the worst hit areas.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:38:46 GMT

]]>Residents of Quezon City work to rebuild their homes and communities, hoping for relief goods to come.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:39:33 GMT

]]>As waters rose to unusual levels in Nova Liches, Quezon City, many homes were taken with the flooding.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:39:36 GMT

]]>Pangasinan, in northern Luzon, suffers from typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng's wrath. Many buildings were lost and residents say they were not expecting damage of this level.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:40:40 GMT

]]>Fisherman use their thrownets to try and catch fish in town in Pangasinan. Many fish came ashore after the flooding hit three weeks prior, leaving the waters barren and the people hungry.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:42:15 GMT

]]>Taguig, a muslim settlement just outside of metro Manila, was still flooded in some areas three weeks after typhoon Ondoy touched ground and was among the worst hit areas.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:42:47 GMT

]]>Residents have been finding fish and ocean life along the shore lines in Quezon City. Eating this food may cause disease, but many do despite the danger as their fishing efforts have not been fruitful due to flooding.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:43:02 GMT

]]>An elderly woman makes her way to the town's community center to receive relief good from Migrante International, a non-goverment organization administering aid efforts.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:43:28 GMT

]]>A man looks on as a caravan of relief workers passes him after delivering goods in Hacienda Luisita.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:44:05 GMT

]]>Volunteers from Migrante International's main headquarters in Quezon City, prepare rationed relief bags for missions in the northern region of Pangasinan. Much of the funding for these goods comes from Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who donate in an effort to help their home towns while working abroad.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:46:27 GMT

]]>Lao loads a box passed by Lloyd, onto a dump truck which will be the means to carry food and water and a group of volunteers through flooded areas in the northern area of the Philippines at the Migrante International's headquarters in Quezon City.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:48:18 GMT

]]>Volunteers who work for Migrante International tie a sign reading, "Serve the People," onto a vehicle that will travel for one week delivering relief goods to the northern provinces in great need.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:50:07 GMT

]]>Lara Castillo (left), a Migrante International organizer, meets with residents in Nova Liches, Quezon City to inform them that they will be receiving a relief bag with food and water that day. As resources are limited, food is given to those in most need, which is determined by the leaders in each community. "Those who live by the water, live in poverty," said Lara Castillio. Many people form informal settlement areas on the outskirts of middle class subdivisions.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:50:27 GMT

]]>Garry Martinez, chairman of Migrante International, organizes a large crowd in Taguig before volunteers dispense relief goods. Martinez was also a victim of the flooding and was submerged, neck-deep in water for over 30 hours by his home in Quezon City.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:51:03 GMT

]]>A large crowd formed a line in David, a city in the northern part of the Philippines, to receive their relief goods. Many who were not on the list showed up in hope that there would be something for them.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:51:36 GMT

]]>A volunteer asks a young girl for her ticket to receive a bag of relief goods in Taguig. Tickets are given out by volunteers to town leaders prior to dispensing goods to reduce confusion.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:52:40 GMT

]]>A crowd rushes a mosque in Taguig, where goods were to be dispersed, trying to get much needed food and water for their families.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:53:28 GMT

]]>Lloyd, a Migrante International staff, takes a moment to rest while heading to another site in a jipney packed with relief goods and volunteers, after encountering a large and very needy crowd in Taguig.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:54:22 GMT

]]>Michael, a volunteer with Migrante International. rides in the back of a dump truck among many cases of salted fish, rice and mung beans on a tour through Northern Luzon to deliver relief goods. While volunteers receive a stipend of less than $30USD, it is a respected lifestyle for many people who live in poverty to give back to their communities.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:55:35 GMT

]]>Migrante International volunteers spend the night in a community center in Northern Luzon.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:57:45 GMT

]]>After a long day of travel and dispensing food and water, Migrante International volunteers take a rest in a residents home in Hacienda Luisita where they will spend the night.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:58:02 GMT

]]>Hacienda Luisita community member (left) and Migrante volunteer (right) wait for breakfast.

(Krystle Marcellus Photography) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:00:47 GMT

]]>Lloyd, Migrante International staff, looks on through a jipney window while en route on a relief goods caravan through the northen provinces.