I don't know the real story of Asu but some area in the Philippines still not recovering from the Typhoon Ulysses happened during first week of November. Region like Cagayan and some part of Rizal is completely submerged during and after the Typhoon that result to many homeless family. Just saying.
This has been going on for nearly a year so while the typhoon might have caused the most recent lack of communication, it's clearly not the reason for the months-long failure to repay.