Typhoon YOLANDA (Haiyan)

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Korina Sanchez vs Anderson Cooper: What netizens think
BY RAPPLER SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM
POSTED ON 11/13/2013 3:34 PM | UPDATED 11/13/2013 7:36 PM

MANILA, Philippines - As part of his coverage on Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) and its aftermath, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper reported on the difficulties and shortcomings of local relief efforts.

“You would expect perhaps to see a feeding center that had been set up 5 days after the storm," Cooper said. "We haven’t seen that, certainly not in this area. Some food is being brought to people here at the airport, some water being distributed but these are very, very difficult conditions for the people here on the ground and it’s not clear how much longer it can continue like this. Something’s got to give."

Cooper also tweeted his observations via the account *AC360 as he went around typhoon-ravaged Tacloban – from the lack of proper search-and-rescue missions, to paltry organization on the whole.

Local anchor Korina Sanchez reacted negatively to Cooper's reporting, and said over her DZMM radio program that Cooper didn't know what he was talking about.

Apart from being one of the country's top anchors, Sanchez is also the wife of Mar Roxas, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary. Roxas and DILG officials are in Tacloban, one of the areas hardest hit by the typhoon, to supervise government response.