,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #djh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ac1         
#bjac,ms4 ,spei] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,honda1
 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4  
,moore1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4       
,%]man1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,grayson1    
,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,mr4        
,mc,intyre1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1  
,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4 ,*u1 & ,mr4 ,pascrell7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ s9c]e 
condol5ces & support = assi/ance to ! p 
( ! ,philipp9es & all ^? affect$ by !   
tragic ,sup] ,typhoon ,haiyan 7,yol&a7 (
 ,novemb] #h1 #bjac4  ,:]eas1 on        
,novemb] #h1 #bjac1 ,sup] ,typhoon      
,haiyan 7local "n ,yol&a7 made l&fall & 
hit ! ea/]n seabo>d ( ! ,philipp9e      
ar*ipelago2 ,:]eas ! typhoon br\ght     
su/a9$ w9ds ( #adg miles p] h\r1 gu/s ( 
#agj to #aij miles p] h\r1 waves z high 
z #de feet1 & up to #ae4ge in*es ( ra9 9

 "s places1 mak+ x ! ye>'s /ronge/ /orm1
 & pot5tially ! /ronge/ typhoon ev]     
record$ at l&fall2 ,:]eas approximately 
#g million ,filip9os h be5 affect$ by ! 
typhoon & ne>ly #ehb1jjj p 7 =c$ f &    
evacuat$ _! homes1 accord+ to !         
,national ,disa/] ,risk ,r$uction &     
,managem5t ,c\ncil ( ! ,philipp9es2     
,:]eas among ! h>de/ hit 0 ! coa/al city
 ( ,tacloban on ! isl& ( ,leyte1 :i* #gj
 ye>s ago 0 ! fir/ t[n to be lib]at$ by 
,g5]al ,d\glas ,mac,arthur f ! ,imp]ial 
,japanese occupation2 ,:]eas ,tacloban 0
 almo/ completely subm]g$ by waves ( up 
to #dj feet1 ) #gj to #hj p]c5t ( !     
city's /ructures n[ de/roy$1 accord+ to 
,elm] ,soria1 ! *ief sup]9t5d5t &       
regional police director2 ,:]eas1 z (   
,novemb] #ab1 ! typhoon 0 responsible = 
ne>ly #a1hjj dea?s1 & ! e/imates ( !    
total dea? toll 9 ,tacloban alone c\ld  
climb z high z #aj1jjj2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ 
,nation's ,*ildr5 ,fund e/imates t #a4g 
million *ildr5 liv$ 9 ! pa?way ( !      
typhoon2 ,:]eas 9 ! wake ( a natural    

disa/]s & ! subsequ5t breakd[n (        
protective societal norms1 !            
vuln]abilities ( wom5 & girls are m     
acute2 ,:]eas ! s*ools & gymnasiums &   
o!r sites t 7 designat$ z evacuation    
c5t]s fail$ to hold up aga9/ ! w9ds1 z  
ro(s ripp$ (f1 w9d[s %att]$1 & ceil+s   
cav$ 91 accord+ to ,lynette ,lim1       
spokeswoman = ,save ! ,*ildr52 ,:]eas   
videos & a]ial surveillance %[ va/      
/ret*es ( l& flatt5$ & decimat$2 ,:]eas 
initial reports say t mo/ ( ! dea?s 7 f 
dr[n+ or collaps$ build+s & t _m        
communities are n[ )\t access to        
communication1 wat]1 food1 & aid2       
,:]eas1 by ,novemb] #aj1 ,presid5t      
,b5igno ,s4 ,aqu9o ,,iii ( ! ,philipp9es
 decl>$ a /ate ( calamity2 ,:]eas       
,int]ior ,secret>y ,roxas ( !           
,philipp9es said t ! impact ( ! typhoon 
0 l a tsunami hit1 because mov+ f ! %ore
 to "o kilomet] inl& !re are no         
/ructures /&+2 ,:]eas ,seba/ian ,rhodes 
,/ampa1 head ( a ,unit$ ,nations disa/] 
assessm5t coord9ation team1 said t !re 0

 de/ruction on a massive scale 9        
,tacloban1 :]e !re are c>s ?r[n l       
tumblewe$1 & t ! la/ "t ,i saw some?+ ( 
?is scale 0 9 ! aft]ma? ( ! #bjjd       
,indian ,ocean tsunami2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ 
,nations ,_w ,food ,program 7,,wfp7     
e/imates t ne>ly #b4e million p w       
require imm$iate food assi/ance 9 !     
aft]ma? ( ! typhoon2 ,:]eas ! global    
community1 includ+ gov]nm5ts1           
organizations1 & private relief gr\ps1  
has spe$ily & compassionately ralli$ to 
assi/ ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,philipp9es 9     
provid+ food1 aid1 %elt]1 monet>y       
donations1 & logi/ical support2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t's milit>y &    
civilian aid 0 dispat*$ imm$iately      
foll[+ a reque/ = int]national assi/ance
 by ! ,philipp9e ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se has direct$ !       
,pacific ,comm& to support ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t humanit>ian relief     
op]ations 9 ! ,philipp9es 9 ! wake ( !  
typhoon2 ,:]eas ! fir/ wave ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates milit>y =ce1 a team ( #ij ,m>9es 

& sailors1 flew to ! ,philipp9es on     
,sunday1 ,novemb] #aa1 to assi/ ) se>* &
 rescue op]ations & provide air support2
 ,:]eas1 by ,novemb] #ad1 #b1jjj ,unit$ 
,/ates s]vicememb]s w h arriv$ 9 !      
,philipp9es on ! ,,uss ,,george         
,,wa%+ton2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t is provid+ #bj million 9      
imm$iate humanit>ian assi/ance1 includ+ 
! provision ( em]g5cy %elt]1 food       
assi/ance1 relief commodities1 & wat]1  
sanitation1 & hygi5e support2 ,:]eas !  
,(fice ( ,u4,s4 ,=eign ,disa/]          
,assi/ance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =   
,int]national ,developm5t activat$ a    
,disa/] ,assi/ance ,response ,team to   
conduct initial damage assessm5t 9      
affect$ areas1 liaise ) o!r humanit>ian 
& gov]nm5t actors 9 ! c\ntry1 & recomm5d
 appropriate response options2 ,:]eas ! 
,filip9o-,am]ican community is ! second 
l>ge/ ,asian-,am]ican & ,pacific ,isl&] 
e?nic gr\p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) a       
population ( approximately #c4d million2
 ,:]eas ,filip9o-,am]icans across !     

,nation imm$iately mobiliz$ to e/abli%  
disa/] relief funds = ^? 9 _! homel&2   
,:]eas ! ,national ,alliance = ,filip9o 
,conc]ns is appeal+ to increase         
donations = its ,bayanihan ,relief &    
,rehabilitation ,campaign to assi/ !    
impact$ areas 9 ! ,philipp9es2 ,:]eas 9 
#aida1 m ?an #bej1jjj ,filip9o soldi]s  
respond$ to ,presid5t ,roosevelt's call 
to arms & f\ght "u ! ,am]ican flag dur+ 
,_w ,w> ,,ii & made ! ultimate          
sacrifice1 & _m ( ^! ,filip9o vet]ans h 
become pr\d ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s2 &    
,:]eas ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama affirm$ !
 support & assi/ance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to ! ,philipp9e p1 z well z ! _s (      
,bayanihan1 & decl>$ t ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
is already provid+ significant          
humanit>ian assi/ance1 & we /& ready to 
fur!r assi/ ! ,gov]nm5t's relief &      
recov]y ef=ts3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 m\rns ) !
 p ( ! ,philipp9es & all ( ! c\ntries   
affect$ by ! horrific loss ( life caus$ 
by ! tragic ,sup] ,typhoon ,haiyan      

7,yol&a71 :i* /ruck ! ,philipp9es on    
,novemb] #h1 #bjac2  7#b7 expresses its 
deepe/ condol5ces & sympa?y to !        
families ( ! victims ( ?is trag$y2  7#c7
 applauds ! prompt commitm5ts ( support 
& humanit>ian ef=ts already und]way by !
 int]national community1 relief ag5cies1
 & private citiz5s2  7#d7 comm5ds !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t = provid+ #bj   
million ( imm$iate humanit>ian          
assi/ance2  7#e7 reaffirms ! long/&+    
fri5d%ip %>$ betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! 
,philipp9es2  7#f7 pl$ges its full      
support & solid>ity ) ! p ( !           
,philipp9es & all o!rs affect$ by ?is   
trag$y z !y /ruggle to rebuild _! lives 
9 ! wake ( ?is disa/]2  7#g7 urges !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to cont9ue to   
provide assi/ance to ! ,philipp9es dur+ 
its recov]y & recon/ruction ef=ts2  7#h7
 urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to     
coord9ate ) ! int]national community &  
humanit>ian ag5ts 9 prioritiz+ !        
protection ( wom5 & girls 9 ! aft]ma? ( 
?is disa/]2 &  7#i7 urges ! ,unit$      

,/ates ,gov]nm5t to cont9ue work+       
closely ) ! ,philipp9es to /r5g!n disa/]
 risk r$uction & mitigation /rategies at
 ! local & national levels4