Memorandum for the Petitioners | 96 8.69. Further, the aforementioned impacts were shown in the testimonies of the community witnesses and were affirmed by petitioners’ expert witnesses -- particularly Drs. Jonathan Moses Jadloc,*!? Victorio B. Molina,*”° and Glenn Paraso*”! -- and the Honorable Commission’s expert resource persons. 8.70. As regards the impact on mental health, it was evident in the testimonies of most community witnesses, specifically Ms. Marinel Ubaldo when her father got depressed and suicidal’?? and she was traumatized even after five years from the happening of Hatyan— Five (5) years after, my nerves still get the best of me whenever I hear the crash of ocean waves. I get anxious and restless when it rains because I fear that another Haiyan will happen again. It took me three years before I was able to go to the ocean again. It’s sad because the ocean was our childhood friend. We grew up together. It has always provided everything we need. But now, whenever we look at the ocean, there’s always fear because we will never forget how it took everything away from us.43 8.71. In the Philippines, the WHO has identified several health issues linked to climate change, such as risks from infectious and vector-borne diseases, ambient and indoor air pollution, sea-level rise, heat-related deaths, and under-nutrition.“* Again, these were affirmed by petitioners’ expert witnesses -- Drs. Jadloc,*”* Molina,“ and Paraso“”’ -- in their respective testimonies. 8.72. Globally, the WHO has projected that climate change will cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year from 2030 to 2050 due to increased malnutrition, malaria, dengue, diarrhea, and heat stress alone, while a study commissioned by the Climate Vulnerable Forum placed the figure at 419 Exhibit “WWWWW” to “WWWWW-5,” Statement of Dr. Jonathan Moses C. Jadloc, dated 08 August 2018; see Testimony of Dr. Jonathan Moses C. Jadloc, TSN 29-30 August 2018, pp. 240-260, also available at http://chr.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/20 19/04/NICC-TSN-August-29-to-30-2018-MetroManila-Philippines.pdf (last accessed on 12 September 2019). “° Testimony of Dr. Victorio B. Molina, TSN 27-28 March 2018, pp. 169-179, also available at http://chr.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/20 19/04/NICC-TSN-March-27-to-28-2018-Metro-Manila- Philippines.pdf (last accessed on 12 September 2019). 421 Exhibit “JJJIJIIJS” to “JSJISIIII-20,” Statement of Dr. Glenn Paraso, dated 06 December 2018; also see Testimony of Dr. Glenn Paraso, TSN dated 11-12 December 2018, pp. 60-82, also available at http://chr.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/20 19/04/NICC-TSN-December- I 1-to-12-2018-Metro-ManilaPhilippines.pdf (last accessed on 12 September 2019). “? Testimony of Ms. Marine! Ubaldo, TSN dated 27-28 September 2018, p. 8, also available at http://chr.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/20 19/04/NICC-TSN-September-27-to-28-New-Y ork-UnitedStates.pdf (last accessed on 12 September 2019). 423 Id. “4 Lofts, K., supra note 375, p. 11, citing World Health Organization, Quantitative Risk Assessment of the Effects of Climate Change on Selected Causes of Death, 2030s and 2050s (Geneva: WTO, 20 14), p. 13. > Exhibit “WWWWW?" to “WWWWW-5” and TSN 29-30 August 2018, supra note 419. “26 Molina, V., supra note 420, pp. 169-179. 27 Exhibit “JIJJJJIIJ” to “JJJIIIIIJ-20” and TSN 11-12 December 2018, pp. 60-82, supra note 421.