As international donations pouring in for typhoon-stricken Philippines, the Philippine government also receives endless criticism mainly from international media organizations like the CNN and BBC.
CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper said there’s no evidence of organized relief and rescue operation around Tacloban. “I haven’t seen much of relief effort, I haven’t seen a large military presence,” he said.
Cooper compared the Philippine’s response to the Japanese government when their country was hit by strong earthquake in 2011.
See report: Korina Sanchez Slams CNN Reporter Anderson Cooper’s Report in Tacloban
In a separate coverage, BBC news correspondent Don Donnison also reported that “there does not seem to be an effective operation to get help to those in need.”
“That there is little sign that the government is managing to get aid out to the many in need in Tacloban,” he added.
A reporter from the Associated Press who drove around Tacloban for around 4 miles Wednesday reported that “no evidence of any organized delivery of food, water or medical supplies, though piles of aid have begun to arrive at the airport.”
A report from the New York Times said a team from Médecins Sans Frontières, complete with medical supplies who arrived in Cebu island last Saturday have been looking for a flight to Tacloban up to Tuesday but was informed that Tacloban airport is only for the Philippines military use.
Meanwhile, United Nations Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos also expressed dismay for people of Visayas, she called for better coordination in the relief work.
"What we're doing now, we just need more of it: more supplies, more people on the ground, better coordination."
"I was in Tacloban yesterday. The city is totally devastated. It was terrible to see thousands of people at the airport hoping to leave. People in the city are concerned they have not yet had food or water," she said.
"It hasn't moved fast enough.”
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