WORDS & IMAGES BY ISSA BARTE

In the middle of a global pandemic, climate-induced disasters rallied across the Philippines making the already hard year even worse for Filipinos. This is the story of some of those who survived Typhoon Ulysses and Rolly in 2020—about how typhoons don't just come and go. They take everything with them. These are the stories of typhoon survivors who shared their stories with me and let me share them to you.

Names and exact locations have been omitted to protect the interviewees. Words have been transcribed from interviews in Tagalog and Bicolano to English for this project. This photoseries is the culmination of more than a year’s work with For the Future PH and Kids for Kids PH for the Climate Emergency Fund from 2020’s typhoon season. Also made possible with Youthtopia World who sponsored the documentation trip to Bicol.

That more people from around the world realize the terrifying effects of ignoring the climate crisis. That the consequences of our warming world are felt, notin the near future, but today and the past years by my people. Our warming world is showing itself and its wrath us who have little to no hand in aggravating it. My call to action in this story is to help support our Climate Emergency and Typhoon Fund as we prepare for the inevitable typhoons that will surely come our way again.

Issa’s story is the recipient of a PWB Micro-Grant.

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