Thousands of Typhoon Haiyan survivors who sought shelter in an astrodome are still waiting for food and water.
The large venue in Tacloban city has been a temporary home for them for six days but they are yet to receive any aid.
"What can we do? There's nothing we can do," says Corazon Cecleno, a volunteer with the village council who had handed out food stamps to the occupants - stamps for food that has yet to arrive.
"We really want to know why the distribution of help is so slow."
Mass burials have begun in Tacloban People are seeking water where they can, from broken standpipes or in tarpaulins in other buildings, often it is dirty and salty. They are also attempting to dry out ocean-soaked rice grains in the sun.
"We have no choice," said Moses Rosilio, a neighbour who is squatting in the restaurant and whose baby is due by the end of the month.
"I'm feeling nervous," she said. "There are no clothes for my baby ... I don't know, I don't know. Maybe I'll give birth here."
Elsewhere in Tacloban, which was worst-affected by the storm, the first mass burials have taken place.
Officials said efforts had been made to identify the bodies so families have a chance of finding out what happened to their loved ones in the days and weeks to come. It was not immediately clear whether this included DNA testing.
HMS Illustrious will arrive on November 25 Authorities say 2,357 people have been confirmed dead in the disaster, but that figure is expected to rise, perhaps significantly, when information is collected from other areas of the disaster zone.
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier has arrived near the Gulf of Leyte and will set up a position off the coast of Samar Island to assess the damage and provide medical and water supplies.
Britain is deploying two warships, HMS Illustrious and HMS Daring, to the country to help with the relief effort.
Severe winds wreaked widespread destruction It comes after UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said people had been "let down" by the slow dispersal of aid.
"The situation is dismal," she told reporters in Manila. "Those who have been able to leave have done so. Many more are trying. People are extremely desperate for help.
"We need to get assistance to them now. They are already saying it has taken too long to arrive. Ensuring a faster delivery is our ... immediate priority."
At least £23m has been raised by the British public to help affected people and the British Government is also providing £20m.
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