for more we go to washington, d.c., where we are joined by eric lecompte, the executive director of jubileeetwork. welcome to democracy now! talk about this debt and what this means given how hard hit the philippines is from the typhoon. >> as you explain, the devastation is absolutely horrific on the ground. 6000 people have died. there is an economic losses of over $15 billion. as 10 to 12eality typhoon continue to hit the country every year, they're unprepared for climate change and future catastrophic typhoons, which are expected to arrive and hit sure over the next 10 years. so we are looking at the amount of aid so far and it has been absolutely incredible how countries around the world have delivered about $350 million in aid, $51 million from the u.s. government alone. but it is completely orphaned by the debt payments that are continued to be made by the country of the philippines. they are paying down over $60 billion in debt. this year alone they will pay the $6.7 billion since typhoon hit, over $1 billion. iswe see the amount of debt unsustainable. over 20% of the income of the