The Center for Global Development's (CGD) Vijaya Ramachandran and Owen Barder have noted that the international community should not help the Philippines after it was hit by Haiyan the way it responded to Haiti after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in 2010.

The article titled, "Let's Not Help the Philippines Like We Helped Haiti" focuses on helping the Southeast Asian nation better. According to Barder and Ramachandran, the global community is generous but there is a problem - the relief does not reach those who truly need it.

Haiyan Relief Operation In the Philippines Reminiscent of Haiti

After the earthquake in Haiti, around $6 billion was disbursed to the country as official aid. Haiti's population, at the time, was under 10 million. Half of the total official aid was donated to non-government organizations, sources said.

In the CGD article, it noted that the U.S. pledged more than $3 billion for Haiti's reconstruction and relief. But four years later, the capital "still does not have decent roads, running water, or reliable electricity." The article added that around "200,000 to 400,000 Haitians still live in the tents provided by relief agencies soon after the quake."

On Wednesday, days after Haiyan hit Central Philippines, people in affected areas were already running out of food and water supplies despite the outpour of help coming from different parts of the globe.

Haiti Relief Effort: Where Did the Money Go

According to Ramachandran, it was impossible to trace the $6 billion aid given to Haiti. Ramachandran gave the $150 million donation disbursed by USAID as an example. The aid was reportedly disbursed to Chemonics, an international development company, but as recently in May 2013, no records of where the money went can be found. Experts said it is possible for this to happen in the Philippines considering the corruption in the Asian nation.

Philippine Corruption, Invisible Government

The Philippines is one of the most corrupt nations in Asia based on the 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International.

Before typhoon Haiyan made landfall, Philippine Pres. Benigno Aquino III said the country was ready for the possible devastation that the storm was to bring. In a televised speech, Aquino told his countrymen that the Philippines's C-130s are mission ready. Aquino also noted that relief goods were already pre-positioned in areas where the storm was to make landfall.

Six days after his speech, relief goods have not yet reached the hard-hit areas of Leyte and Samar. CNN News Reporter Anderson Cooper took to Twitter saying, "I have not seen a large Philippine military presence out around here."

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