"Gloomy Sunday" by JCL & Partners 

Wind blew softly, sending ripples across the warm, calm waters. Wisps of grey clouds started forming, like a crowd of gathering passersby.



Other than the chill in the air, it felt like just another storm brewing. No one thought that nature was setting the stage for a catastrophe.



It’s been 7 years since Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) laid waste to the Philippines’ central region. It came down in history as one of the most powerful typhoons of all time.



Seven years and I can still hear the cry of people who survived the horrors of that day.



Water engulfing the land, causing thousands to drown. Violent winds tearing down houses and buildings, old and new, shattering windows, and pulling out trees, leaving entire provinces flattened and damaged beyond repair.



But as Filipinos would say, “There’s no storm that can sow fear among us.”