A woman's shoes are seen in a day bar in Angeles City, notorious for its red light district and sex tourism. In the wake of typhoons, women and girls from climate change vulnerable areas, particularly Samar and Leyte, wind up in the sex trade after being displaced from storms. Many women are trafficked - we encountered women who were pimped out of evacuation centers, or falsely promised different work. But some women go by choice, or choose to stay after being trafficked into a line of work that is still criminalized in the Philippines, making them more susceptible to abuse. It was difficult to access at first, but eventually the women I photographed for this story treated me as an insider. My own trauma allowed me to have a greater understanding of their suffering and their survival. It was painful to tap into my own past but doing that helped me visualize their narratives and allowed me to share part of myself too. Hannah Reyes Morales / GroundTruth