A father’s heart-wrenching vigil unfolded in the central Philippines after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake demolished a budget hotel, claiming the lives of his wife and four-year-old son.
Isagani Gelig gently stroked the black cadaver bag containing his son, John, trying to feel his child's remains for the last time. Moments later, the body of his wife, a receptionist at the Condor Pension House, was also recovered.
