1 Video of photos on the devastation of Bangkayan and Hernani

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EASTERN SAMAR, Philippines – In towns without cellphone connections after super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), one question often brings residents to tears: "Anong panawagan ninyo?" (What do you want to appeal for?)

Facing cameras, typhoon survivors assure relatives they're safe, or tell them a family member died because of Yolanda's fury. Most of them simply request food and water – and seek Filipinos ready to help.

Macrina Baful tells us about the death of her husband, who was crushed by a boulder in Hernani town. "I would like to inform my children in Manila...they don't know what happened to their father," Baful says.

Another resident says she only has one wish for now: "For this story to reach [President Benigno Aquino III]."

Rappler's Paterno Esmaquel II and Franz Lopez interview Yolanda survivors in Hernani, Eastern Samar. (Watch the video below.)