they are doing what they need to do to survive....that said anyone who is caught staling Tvs washing machines etc should be identified and nicked later, after all what good is a TV with no house/ electric.
The police there have said they are not stopping people getting food or water but they...
I think people here would loot and steal if they had no food or fresh water, of course I do not agree with those stealing TVs and DVD players.. Tragedy brings out the worst in some people...( remember Katrina)
The place you are talking about is Tacloban the capital of Leyte,
My wife hails from Tolosa about 10 miles south of Tacloban, We have not heard from any family since the Typhoon, its all very worrying, there are no phones and no power, so no way to charge phones or internet. rumours are power...