Even the one reporting the weather was unsafe from the onslaught of Typhoon Carina.
In his social media posts, Anjo Pertierra, the weather reporter of GMA News, shared how the flood wiped out all his belongings.
Pertierra, who’s a resident of Brgy. San Roque sa Marikina City was also affected by the flood brought by the typhoon.
The incident almost cost Pertierra’s life as he didn’t know that his room located in the basement of his property was already slowly flooding.
According to him, he was asleep when the water was already entering their house, but his concerned neighbors woke him up.
“Nagpapasalamat po ako sa aking kapitbahay dahil mayroon po silang prescense of mind na pasukin ang bahay ko at katukin po ako kasi po kung hindi ako kinatok ng aking kapitbahay, malamang na-stuck na ako sa loob ng aking kwarto,” he said.
His clothes, computer, and other belongings were wiped by the flood, and he only recovered one bag of his clothes.
Despite the incident, Anjo still reported to work to do his job of informing people about the weather.
“Wala akong naisalbang gamit, ang nakuha ko lamang ay apat na pirasong t-shirt gawa nga ng sobrang bilis ng pagtaas ng tubig sa aking bahay,” he said. “‘Yung kwarto ko po nandoon lahat ng gamit ko, tv, aircon, computer, lahat po nandoon, mga personal items, mga damit ko pang-pasok,”
“Yung soot ko po ngayon binili ko lang ‘to kahapon para may magamit ako sa pagpasok ko ngayong araw,” he added.
Netizens praised Pertierra for his dedication to his profession.