The first positive sign came when another cousin in San Francisco was able to confirm on Facebook and through text messages that her cousin Ruseli and husband Nonoy Gula were both able to leave Tacloban safely this weekend . Emil Guillermo : Images of a post-typhoon Philippines are devastatingly apocalyptic . Guillermo : While the Third World is in rubble , the First World is in the dark . The first thing that strikes you about this image is how it captures the devastation and chaos of an entire country being destroyed by one powerful storm. Guillermo : We need to help the survivors and struggling country get back on track .
Emil Guillermo : Images of a post-typhoon Philippines are devastatingly apocalyptic . Guillermo : While the Third World is in rubble , the First World is in the dark . The first thing that strikes you about this image is how it captures the devastation and chaos of an entire country being destroyed by one powerful storm. Guillermo : We need to help the survivors and struggling country get back on track .