145 Typhoon Ruping
November 8, 1990.
The news of Typhoon Ruping to hit Central Visayas, particularly Cebu provinces, was aired by all Philippine television and radio broadcasting networks. All coastal residents and those who were near the rivers were advised to evacuate or move to higher grounds.
All the neigboring men, including the father of Jia, made preparations by tying their houses to the ground. Water containers were filled, firewoods covered, dry goods canisters secured, kerosene cans refilled and flashlight batteries restocked.
Koko had also bought their basic food needs and milk for his youngest brother. He was able to sell bundles of firewoods in the town with Jia. He also received his cash award for winning his latest science competition the next day. Aside from that, the school treasury and the school principal awarded another cash gift for him.
He also bought some school supplies and kept it in his teacher's drawer. His adviser knew about his life and his parents irresponsibility. Lately, he even brought his two brothers in school because his mother had not come home for around three days already.
Fortunately, Monkey was allowed to sit in the kindergarten's class and he was enjoying it. For the whole day, he would sit in two batches, the morning and afternoon sessions. In the end, the child excelled in the class and was accepted as a regular pupil.
As for Monggos, the school principal assigned their janitress to help Koko in feeding and changing the child. She had even brought a playpen for him to sleep safely in.
Some of the teachers also brought their children's old clothes. Some bought him milk and diapers. The student teachers also took turns so Koko was, somehow, able to focus in his studies. The baby became the darling of the campus as he was a very handsome boy, now that he was dressed with nice and clean clothes.
During lunchbreak, he and Jia would go out in the woods at the back of their school to gather firewoods. He piled it at the back of the principals office. Everytime, a delivery truck would come to their school, the principal would always negotiate in behalf of him, and the driver would allow the transport of his stack of firewoods to the town. He and Jia would immediately hop in and sat down on top of the firewoods and sang their hearts out in jubilee!
Who wouldn't be overjoyed? They would be spared from the long and tiresome journey on foot with their heavy bundles. Through time, they were already able to find regular buyers of their sticks. And they were, again, spared by the burden of selling it from one store to another.
Koko placed his groceries in one container and hid it in Jia's house. He was afraid that his drunk father would come and trade it for his Kulafu and Tanduay. His mother had not come home and a rumor spread throughout their small barrio that she had eloped with one of his father's kumpadre.
He could not blame her. All her life with his father was a hell. Before a wound would heal, she would get more from his father's mauling. She was left alone through the hardship of bringing up the three of them. Her meager income from doing laundry or from working in somebody's household which was not even enough for all of them, would be taken by force by her father.
Physically and emotionally battered, not to mention her exhaustion, she would be raped many times every night. If she refused, he would charge her of adultery that would end her up into another act of violence.
Life was unfair and difficult for an eight - year - old boy though he had matured ahead of his age level. Everytime he thought about this, he would be humiliated. If not for Jia, who was his source of comfort, who was with him all througout his struggles, who helped him in taking care of his brothers, he wouldn't be able to endure.
In the dusk of November 10, 1990, the neighborhood was awaken early in the morning by the howling of the fierce wind. The rain was strong and the sound of waterflow from the creek could be heard. Jia ran towards the window and looked down towards the house of Koko.
She was so worried to death that the creek would overflow and their house would be swept away.
No matter how she persuaded him to stay with them until the typhoon would be over, he wouldn't give in due to his fear of his father. He was afraid that he would come home in the night and would find it out. The thing that his father hated most which would resort him to more violence was when they would ran into the neighborbood for rescue or help.
Her mother saw her and was moved by her worries for her bestfriend. She, then, called her husband.
"Samuel, the creek is getting louder.It might have overflowed already. Go down and save the kids. "
"I'll go down with you, pa. " Jia offered.
Samuel looked down and saw the white foams of the rushing water from the hills. In few hours, the typhoon would make a landfall and it might already be too late to rescue them. Without a word, he slipped into his raincoat and boots.
Watching her father's swift moves,
she hurriedly slipped into her raincoat and boots, as well, and ran the slope down towards Koko's shattered house.
While they were still few meters away from the house, they already saw Koko coming out of their wind - crumbled house, one hand holding his youngest brother and on the other hand, was Monkey. The whole area was already flooded with waist - deep water. Due to the strong current of the rising water and with two small kids he was trying hard to protect, he found it too difficult to wade out.
"Koko! " Jia called out.
Koko glanced up and, immediately, the fear in his eyes eased up in seeing that help was coming his way.
"Anna! "
Jia's father rushed up to them and hurriedly grabbed the child from his arm while lifting the other one to his waist.
"Koko, hurry up! " His father yelled as he saw him getting tangled by the falling debris of their shack.
"I'll be back! " He yelled over his back as he climbed fast towards their house. Luckily, Jia's mother met him halfway and took over on the children.
Just when Koko was finally able to come out, a strong rush of water from the creek broke out and took him away offguard. Horrified and with strong rush of adrenalin, Jia jumped in to catch him...
His father who was few steps away flew forward, but he was, in the last second, blocked by the crumbling shack.
Trembling in shock and fear, he watched his daughter and her bestfriend being rolled away by the strong and heavy current of the rushing water down the rocky parts of the creek...
The news of Typhoon Ruping to hit Central Visayas, particularly Cebu provinces, was aired by all Philippine television and radio broadcasting networks. All coastal residents and those who were near the rivers were advised to evacuate or move to higher grounds.
All the neigboring men, including the father of Jia, made preparations by tying their houses to the ground. Water containers were filled, firewoods covered, dry goods canisters secured, kerosene cans refilled and flashlight batteries restocked.
Koko had also bought their basic food needs and milk for his youngest brother. He was able to sell bundles of firewoods in the town with Jia. He also received his cash award for winning his latest science competition the next day. Aside from that, the school treasury and the school principal awarded another cash gift for him.
He also bought some school supplies and kept it in his teacher's drawer. His adviser knew about his life and his parents irresponsibility. Lately, he even brought his two brothers in school because his mother had not come home for around three days already.
Fortunately, Monkey was allowed to sit in the kindergarten's class and he was enjoying it. For the whole day, he would sit in two batches, the morning and afternoon sessions. In the end, the child excelled in the class and was accepted as a regular pupil.
As for Monggos, the school principal assigned their janitress to help Koko in feeding and changing the child. She had even brought a playpen for him to sleep safely in.
Some of the teachers also brought their children's old clothes. Some bought him milk and diapers. The student teachers also took turns so Koko was, somehow, able to focus in his studies. The baby became the darling of the campus as he was a very handsome boy, now that he was dressed with nice and clean clothes.
During lunchbreak, he and Jia would go out in the woods at the back of their school to gather firewoods. He piled it at the back of the principals office. Everytime, a delivery truck would come to their school, the principal would always negotiate in behalf of him, and the driver would allow the transport of his stack of firewoods to the town. He and Jia would immediately hop in and sat down on top of the firewoods and sang their hearts out in jubilee!
Who wouldn't be overjoyed? They would be spared from the long and tiresome journey on foot with their heavy bundles. Through time, they were already able to find regular buyers of their sticks. And they were, again, spared by the burden of selling it from one store to another.
Koko placed his groceries in one container and hid it in Jia's house. He was afraid that his drunk father would come and trade it for his Kulafu and Tanduay. His mother had not come home and a rumor spread throughout their small barrio that she had eloped with one of his father's kumpadre.
He could not blame her. All her life with his father was a hell. Before a wound would heal, she would get more from his father's mauling. She was left alone through the hardship of bringing up the three of them. Her meager income from doing laundry or from working in somebody's household which was not even enough for all of them, would be taken by force by her father.
Physically and emotionally battered, not to mention her exhaustion, she would be raped many times every night. If she refused, he would charge her of adultery that would end her up into another act of violence.
Life was unfair and difficult for an eight - year - old boy though he had matured ahead of his age level. Everytime he thought about this, he would be humiliated. If not for Jia, who was his source of comfort, who was with him all througout his struggles, who helped him in taking care of his brothers, he wouldn't be able to endure.
In the dusk of November 10, 1990, the neighborhood was awaken early in the morning by the howling of the fierce wind. The rain was strong and the sound of waterflow from the creek could be heard. Jia ran towards the window and looked down towards the house of Koko.
She was so worried to death that the creek would overflow and their house would be swept away.
No matter how she persuaded him to stay with them until the typhoon would be over, he wouldn't give in due to his fear of his father. He was afraid that he would come home in the night and would find it out. The thing that his father hated most which would resort him to more violence was when they would ran into the neighborbood for rescue or help.
Her mother saw her and was moved by her worries for her bestfriend. She, then, called her husband.
"Samuel, the creek is getting louder.It might have overflowed already. Go down and save the kids. "
"I'll go down with you, pa. " Jia offered.
Samuel looked down and saw the white foams of the rushing water from the hills. In few hours, the typhoon would make a landfall and it might already be too late to rescue them. Without a word, he slipped into his raincoat and boots.
Watching her father's swift moves,
she hurriedly slipped into her raincoat and boots, as well, and ran the slope down towards Koko's shattered house.
While they were still few meters away from the house, they already saw Koko coming out of their wind - crumbled house, one hand holding his youngest brother and on the other hand, was Monkey. The whole area was already flooded with waist - deep water. Due to the strong current of the rising water and with two small kids he was trying hard to protect, he found it too difficult to wade out.
"Koko! " Jia called out.
Koko glanced up and, immediately, the fear in his eyes eased up in seeing that help was coming his way.
"Anna! "
Jia's father rushed up to them and hurriedly grabbed the child from his arm while lifting the other one to his waist.
"Koko, hurry up! " His father yelled as he saw him getting tangled by the falling debris of their shack.
"I'll be back! " He yelled over his back as he climbed fast towards their house. Luckily, Jia's mother met him halfway and took over on the children.
Just when Koko was finally able to come out, a strong rush of water from the creek broke out and took him away offguard. Horrified and with strong rush of adrenalin, Jia jumped in to catch him...
His father who was few steps away flew forward, but he was, in the last second, blocked by the crumbling shack.
Trembling in shock and fear, he watched his daughter and her bestfriend being rolled away by the strong and heavy current of the rushing water down the rocky parts of the creek...
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