“I did not expect that Tzu Chi will give us relief items. We thought that they’d only come here to provide us a job (from the cash-for-work) because we did not have any money saved when we were flooded.
“Hindi ko inaasahan na bibigyan kami ng Tzu Chi ng relief items. Inakala namin na narito lamang sila upang bigyan kami ng pagkakakitaan (mula sa cash-for-work) dahil wala kaming sapat na perang naitabi nang kami ay binaha.