Power of Nature reveals a creature: the Crocodile.

"Swish, splash, "splosh"—the sound of raindrops pattering on the pavement along with the whisper of wind.

This is the familiar hymn of nature every habagat season. For many Filipino families, we expect the sunrise to rise by slipping through the curtains of our rooms, hearing the neighbors' videoke joyfully celebrating special occasions. Yes, it is an ordinary reality, but once it was lovely and full of rainbows; now it is a crisis of thunder.

As floodwater quickly rises above houses, crocodiles swim beneath—not the ones with scales but the kind that wear formal attire. According to research, the Philippines faces around 20 typhoons annually; year after year, billions are poured into plans to keep our cities dry, yet every storm that will strike the Philippines will rapidly turn to rivers—destroying buildings.

But sometimes, it is not the storm that drowns us—it is the crocodiles that feed on the funds meant to help us rise.

While victims are stranded and barely getting through—they, who are on top, are enjoying vacations in different countries and living in luxury, mindful that they are hiding billions of pesos behind their walls.

Corrupt politicians purchasing stuff worth millions for nonsense. Imagine that worth of money in a proper way—it could sustain thousands of families throughout calamities like typhoons.

Although most of the people have already lost their hopes, still some of them hope that there will be a rainbow after the storm.