Survivor to family abroad : ` ` Josie is dead . Please forgive me , I ' n't save her '' More than 10 million Filipinos live and work in various countries around the world . While most of the media coverage has focused on Tacloban -- the largest city hardest hit by the storm -- there are many more towns and cities which have sustained substantial damage , Armstrong notes . Poor communications has left many fearing the fate of their loved ones . Most Philippines expatriates work in the Philippines , followed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar .
Survivor to family abroad : ` ` Josie is dead . Please forgive me , I ' n't save her '' More than 10 million Filipinos live and work in various countries around the world . Poor communications has left many fearing the fate of their loved ones . Most Philippines expatriates work in the Philippines , followed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar .