Summary: Reporters NotebookOn November 4, it was first reported that a storm is about to enter the country to be named Yolanda. The following day, the storm becomes a typhoon while it passes through the Pacific Ocean. On November 6, the storm became a super typhoon and was cited to be the strongest typhoon in the planet which could destroy houses, building, big trees and posts. Yolanda entered the Philippine Area of Resonpsibility (PAR) on the 7th November with heightened storm signal Number 4 to the following areas: Southern Occidental Mindor, Southern Oriental Mindoro, Rombln, Calamian Group of Islands, Masbate, Northern Cebu, Cebu City, Bantayan Island, Northern Negros Occidental, Aklan, Capiz, Antique, Iloilo and Guimaras. Thirty one provinces conducted preemptive evacuations especially in the coastal and landslide prone areas. In a televised address later that evening, President Benigno Aquino III warned the Philippines that Yolanda may cause greater destruction as to that of Pablo.On November 8, Yolanda had its initial landfall in Guiuan, Sammar and next to Leyte. In Tacloban, water continued to rise which was described to be a storm surge. According to Nathaniel Cruz, GMA resident Meteorologist, it is characterized by a strong wind that that brings big ocean waves to land with low atmospheric pressure to the eye of the typhoon thus it causes flooding. Based on PAG-ASA and project Noah, the storm surge even reached the height of a two-storey building. .Jiggy Manicad had a short interview with an old man named Mang Domeng. According to him, he was taken away by the strong current of water and he got separated to his wife. The downtown area was also shown. As seen on the footage cars had piled up and the buildings are completely destroyed. The roads are also full of fallen trees and posts. Dead bodies were scattered not only in the streets but also inside the car with the hope that they could survive. In Palo, Jiggy came across a man holding the dead body of his 6 year old son. Meynard stated that the water eventually entered the evacuation center. According to the Center for Disaster Preparedness, although they had announced the occurrence of storm surge, it was not explained to the local government its radius or the extent of its destruction. According to Zenaida Dellica-Willison an adviser on center for disaster preparedness people were not aware how high it can reach the water therefor people should transfer in a higher land. But our preparedness sometimes is beyond our capacity because the said information given to us was not that clear.The only son of Menard was belong to the One thousand seven hundred seventy four (1774) people who died bring by the super typhoon Yolanda. Many people died because of the fallen trees, post, electric wires or maybe drawn by the storm surge. There are nine million people who are affected by the typhoon Yolanda in a 455 municipalities. The night after the typhoon Yolanda the Government but our country in a national state of calamity. Some isolated areas cannot still reach by the media and government due to a transactional matter. Because the electricity is out some residents gave letter to the reporters so that they can deliver it to their specific families so that they can reach then and contact them.Saturday when the C130 of the Philippine Air force start to fly carrying the relief goods, but somehow it did not delivered immediately due on delivering goods because highways and roads are quiet difficult to pass. According to Mayor Leonardo Javier, if this kind of problem will not solve the people affected by the typhoon Yolanda will be hungry, thirsty, homeless, sick, miserable and desperate.Because the relief good were late in 2 days people lacks clean water to drink and food to eat. So people barge in places like shopping malls, grocery stores, burger stands and many more where they can relieve their needs. One of the survivor were ask by a reporter, he answered their just doing this because they want to live and they will do everything they can just to survived because at that time money are useless. According to the Center of preparedness this chaos will not happen when they were just plan it thoroughly.On the text sent by Sen. Mar Roxas III answering the question How do Relief goods deliver to the victims he replied, In Tacloban via barangay. DSWD brings food packs to barangays and distributes there. For Leyte province via government, sacks of rice are sent to provincial government who then resends it to town. Had there been delays along the way he replied, Delays were because of inaccessibility after Yolanda. Roads were blocked. Also the prepositioned 5000 food packs relief goods were carried away by the storm surge. To date as per DSWD, about 120000 food packs were already distributed.Philippine National Police or PNP send 1000 additional police officers. According to SR. Supt. Reuben Sindae, because of the people so desperately want to survived they do whatever they want, so they also send 3000 special action force send to the Visayas Region to help the people be organized and to bring back the peace and order of the municipalities specially the Law. They also send Prime lab technicians to help the forensic investigation and dignify information, medical teams which includes 17 people from the health service which involves 4 doctors and some are medical nurses.This is not the first time when there is a super typhoon visited our country. December 2012, typhoon Pablo visited our country near Mindanao there are 1100 people died and it carries a bill of 42 Billion pesos. December 2011, 1200 people died and it also carries a bill of 2 Billion pesos. This kind of problem will not happen again if they will give the whole information clear and organized. Teamwork, trust, faith, strength and hard work are the keys to overcome the situation like this.