Then I guess you would say that living in Oklahoma is not smart either. Or maybe California because of earthquakes.
Typhoons are part of life in the Philippines, just as tornado and earthquakes are a fact of life in tornado alley and the west coast.
Also, many retirees can’t return to the US because they live on a small pension or have Filipina wifes and extended family in the Philippines. It is very difficult to get a visa for a Filipina from the US Embassy and immigration laws requires the sponsor to have an income high enough to guarantee that the spouse will not end up on public assistance.
“Typhoons are part of life in the Philippines, just as tornado and earthquakes are a fact of life in tornado alley and the west coast. Many, (news reports indicate most), pharmacies are destroyed, closed or almost out of stock of medicines. The same is true of all the hospitals in the affected areas. Non-certified pharmacies maybe the only source for medicines. Beneficiaries will need to go to several different pharmacies to locate the medicines they require. Because of this, the reimbursement of their pharmaceutical purchases will be delayed while awaiting ISOS’ certification of the pharmacy. (There are news reports of people having to travel 4 hours to an area not badly damaged to purchase needed medicines).”
I’m saying you chose to live on an island and thereby limited your choices to deal with an emergency as you wrote above. If you lived on the mainland, you could easily travel outside the affected area and get the medicines you need and medical care. As it is, you are stuck on that island with its destruction. Choices have consequences. I hope your situation gets better soon.