Residents wearing protective masks queue as they wait to receive relief materials following the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, international name 'Vamco' in Rodriguez town in Rizal province east of Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Ulysses on November 12 battered the northern Philippines with heavy rains and strong winds knocking out power in several provinces including areas in Metro Manila and leaving thousands homeless and damaged or destroyed establishments along its path as it blew west.