BUGALLON–Losing most everything they owned to Typhoon Cosme, Rodrigo and Corazon Ayap, both in their late 70s, could only hope for a miracle from God to survive.

And the miracle came. They were chosen as one of the beneficiaries of the government’s rehabilitation program for the ravaged province.

“Impeket ko lad Dios ya katawan ya kumun walay ontulong ed sikami,” said Corazon, 78, from Barangay Portic here.

She narrated to reporters how they had to sleep on a mat laid on sand inside a makeshift structure  “not even fit for animals” after their house was totally wrecked by Cosme.

The couple, both jobless, also lost their plates, blankets and other personal belongings.

Corazon’s rib was also injured after she was hit by a tree branch while fleeing to safer ground at the height of the storm.

She said their eight children, all married, could not help them since they, too, live an impoverished life.

It was District Engineer Rodolfo Dion of the Second Pangasinan Engineering District who upon seeing the couple’s plight, immediately put them on the list of beneficiaries for home reconstruction.

Today, work for the Ayap’s new home is underway.

“Salamat. Nakalan  ak la lawari na ilalo,” Corazon said.#

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