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Feli Albania | Bulusan village, Calumpit municipality

I am a widow and a grandmother. I take care of my grandchildren. That is my only job. This frequent flooding is hard. It’s been like this for a few days now. It’s hard when all the stuff is floating. I really had a hard time. Sometimes it goes up and down, then rises again. It looks like it’s growing again. It’s getting harder.

Photograph: Gideon Mendel




A woman with a pink shawl stands outside her house in raised waters, with pot plants on the porch. "The water is rising. Because of the frequent rain and storms, right? We’re behind that river, so all the water from the country passes here on the way to the sea. We’re really used to that water every year."
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Carina Manabat Venenoso | Palapat village, Hagonoy municipality

I work as a garbage collector. It was difficult when the water came. I had to save my kids and move to higher ground to avoid the flooding. I have returned today to pick up my cat Sundo, who I rescued in September. When it rains, the floodwaters really rise. This is deep. In the past, we only had high tides.

Photograph: Gideon Mendel




A woman stands in water holding a bucket. There's a rack of clothes hanging high behind her. "Then the storm came along, and the dams were released at the same time. That’s why the water got deeper. I hope the flood and high tide won’t occur again so children will be able to play in the street and can have more fun."
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