Aired (November 4, 2023): Taong 2021 noong manalasa ang Bagyong Odette sa bansa at sa isang iglap, naglaho ang mala-paraisong ganda ng isla ng Siargao. Libo-libong puno ng niyog at establisyimento ang nabuwal at nasira, kabilang na ang sikat na boardwalk at viewing deck sa Cloud 9.
Panoorin ang #SiargaoMagic, dokumentaryo ni Howie Severino sa #IWitness.
Full episode: https://youtu.be/aG6huEDtISE
Panoorin ang #SiargaoMagic, dokumentaryo ni Howie Severino sa #IWitness.
Full episode: https://youtu.be/aG6huEDtISE
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00:00 This is my first flight since the pandemic started.
00:05 I came here for a bamboo boot camp to broaden my knowledge about bamboo.
00:15 How are you?
00:21 Hello sir, welcome to Harana.
00:23 Thank you.
00:24 We had a meeting here two weeks ago.
00:27 We were able to quarantine our group here in this place.
00:32 This is our meeting room.
00:34 Because of our small community, I fell in love with this island.
00:41 But a few weeks after the Sargao earthquake,
00:48 the island was hit by the strongest storm that year,
00:52 the Odette storm.
00:54 Before the Odette storm hit,
00:56 our group joined the construction of a high bamboo surf watchtower
01:02 in this place.
01:03 Because this is a prime surf area
01:07 where surfing competitions are held.
01:10 And that became the master project of our group.
01:14 But now, it's gone.
01:19 According to the data, the Odette storm is almost as strong as the Yolanda storm,
01:25 which remains the strongest storm hitting the country.
01:30 The restaurant we're going to is called "The Restaurant".
01:39 It's a restaurant that serves a variety of dishes.
01:43 We also know the restaurant.
01:48 The restaurant manager of Harana Surf Resort, Jason Pinaro,
01:53 did not only witness the destroyed watchtower,
01:57 but also experienced the storm's impact on him and his family.
02:02 So at 11.30, we felt the strong winds.
02:12 And the windows were shaking.
02:14 Our furniture was heavy and just a mess.
02:19 That's when we felt that it was really strong.
02:23 And then we tried to stay in our rooms,
02:27 but we really felt the shaking of the windows.
02:32 It was really strong.
02:33 At 1.30 p.m., the Odette storm continued to landfall in Siargao.
02:41 So we had to make this decision to move.
02:45 We brought all our stuff, including our dogs.
02:48 And then we looked for a place to move.
02:52 And then we ended up cramped up in the toilet.
02:55 Maybe we were 20.
02:57 My friends were taking videos of what's going to happen.
02:59 So we were really feeling that we were going to die.
03:06 In an instant, the beautiful paradise of the island spread.
03:10 The thousand-tree-lined Nyog where Siargao is known,
03:17 was destroyed and fell.
03:19 You can see almost no decent establishment.
03:31 In General Luna town, the center of tourism in Siargao,
03:35 more than 70% of resorts and restaurants were destroyed.
03:42 The famous boardwalk and viewing deck in Cloud 9,
03:50 a well-known surfing spot on the island, was blown up.
03:53 The island's most famous tourist attraction,
03:58 the Lalang surfing spot on the island.
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