RAPPLER | HAIYAN HEROES Soldier breastfeeds Yolanda babies

BREASTFEEDING SOLDIER: Corporal Anjannete Obligado

Corporal Anjannete Obligado only went to the makeshift hospital at the Tacloban airport to guide a woman who had passed out. But the lady soldier found herself breastfeeding babies of evacuees. It was November 11, 3 days after the super typhoon hit the city, and one woman had just given birth. Obligado was a new mom herself, and when she spoke to the woman, she learned the husband was in Bacolod City and did not know his wife had given birth. Noticing the child was hungry, Obligado offered to breastfeed the newborn. The soldier mom fed two other babies after that. "The babies were pitiful," she said. Unicef Humanitarian Action Children says over 5.4 million children were affected by the monster typhoo. Out of this number, nearly 800,000 were displaced. There are nearly 300,000 pregnant and lactating women in the devastated areas as well.