so that's what we did. i used a service like a platform to raise money. i was planning maybe 30 boats, we end up helping maybe 360 boats. oh, great. and do you think that has created more of a bond for you guys? i think so, a lot of the fishermen we have helped before, we still get fish from them now, and we know them more now, because we went through the worst in our lives and we kind of helped each other bounce back. the philippines is made up of over 7,000 islands, surrounded by seas that are heating up. and this, scientists say, puts the nation at a greater risk from climate change. super typhoon odette sadly claimed around 20 lives in siargao — though many believe if it wasn't for the mangroves that cover 50% of the island's coastline,