FELIPE Policarpio, 60, of Panlinlang, Arayat, lights the burn hole of a four-meter-wide and three-meter-high earth charcoal oven to “cook” dozens of branches and wood pieces gathered from destruction brought by Typhoon Ulyses eight months ago.
Policarpio, a fishpond worker, supplements his income by making charcoal from fallen trees and branches from recent typhoons. (Ian Ocampo Flora)