For instance, Document A notes, “Since the earthquake, the Philippine Red Cross … has provided at least 10,000 families with essential household items including blankets, water containers, personal hygiene items, mosquito nets, and tarpaulins.” This is only about 1.4% of the total families that were affected. To emphasize, Edwin Pilongo Cuenca, a victim of the earthquake, describes that various benefactors and organizations gave him financial assistance and relief supplies. Further, President Benigno Aquino informed that “supplies enough for two weeks for each family were being airlifted or shipped to the quake-ravaged island” (Document C). The victims are only surviving due to the benevolence of organizations such as the Red Cross, the government, and even individuals themselves.…