The article highlights the daily struggles of the Reyes family in Dipaculao, Aurora Province, whose fishing livelihood is threatened by severe weather conditions and dwindling catches. After losing their home to consecutive storms, the family lives in a makeshift shelter, reliant on the sea for their meals but experiencing the simultaneous burden of climate change and economic hardship. The plight of the Reyes family reflects a broader crisis facing fishing communities in the Philippines, where the relationship between people and the sea is marked by both reliance and vulnerability.
It's a precarious existence that is all too common in the Philippines, an archipelago nation of 115 million people scattered across more than 7,000 islands.
Intensifying typhoons and dwindling catches are transforming what has always been the font of life into a source of destruction and despair.
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