Sa “Surprise Guest with Pia Arcangel”, ibinahagi ni award-winning journalist Atom Araullo ang kaniyang karanasan sa coverage noong kasagsagan ng bagyong Yolanda.
Pakinggan ang buong interview ni Atom sa “Suprise Guest with Pia Arcangel”!
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Pakinggan ang buong interview ni Atom sa “Suprise Guest with Pia Arcangel”!
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4bamjLi
Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4aNYol5
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00:00 Don't you feel scared?
00:03 Because I know sometimes, you know, if the cameras are rolling, it sort of eliminates the fear, at least for me.
00:09 Because I'm thinking, I'm doing my job, the camera's rolling, nothing can happen to me while the cameras are rolling.
00:16 But I mean, in a situation like that, anything can happen. So does the fear ever set in?
00:22 It does, but you're right. When the camera's on you, you feel like you're being swept away by some kind of invincibility.
00:28 And then everything kind of, you get tunnel vision, you're just doing your job.
00:34 So for example, while we're doing the live report, I'm just thinking, I have to get this footage, I have to report at this time,
00:43 I have to compose my spiel so that my relay to the audience is clear, etc.
00:49 It was only when things started to kind of settle down, when I say settle down,
00:54 the communication was cut off, so we couldn't report. And then you think, gosh, if it rains here, it will probably rain in the hotel.
01:02 Where are we going? It's like we're all in a row because when we got off, all our equipment in the car was destroyed, it was wet.
01:11 And then you look around and then you realize, wow, this is really, really bad.
01:16 It's so bad, in fact, that even the team, I'm now worrying about our own safety and survival.
01:22 Because true enough, when we went back to where we were staying, the hotel was devastated.
01:28 So there was nothing on the front desk, people were milling around, and then there was a funny moment.
01:34 I don't usually share this, but you're stronger than me.
01:38 But because of the flood, the packets of food, there were fruits that were floating around in the flood.
01:50 And my team, sometimes, when they saw a floating fruit, they would pick it up.
01:56 I was like a straight shooter, I said, "Don't pick it up, it's not ours. Maybe it belongs to someone."
02:04 Actually, if you think about it, it's so dumb. Who would claim that?
02:10 But after a while, we really looked for a place where we could get food.
02:16 We climbed up a coconut tree, which we didn't have any equipment with, but I was lucky to be with my team.
02:22 The coconut tree was a good climber. We didn't have any bags, so we were pushing it on the side of the road.
02:30 Almost every man for himself in the first few hours.
02:34 So that's where the fear kind of set in.
02:36 I think because of the experience and because of the team, you become clear-headed.
02:44 And then you just decide on what you need to do next.
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