For almost two weeks after typhoon Haiyan left the city of Tacloban in Leyte province in devastation, most media photographs and video showed the victims still looking totally dazed and shocked, in pain and state of desperation, and disbelief at the situation that befell them. There were moments that also saw them in anger or state of self… Read More »
Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.” Genesis 5:32-10:1 CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – Even if God streaked a rainbow as a sign that… Read More »
The 14-0-1 voting by the Supreme Court declaring as unconstitutional the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and the use of Malampaya Fund for purposes other than energy-related projects gives us a hopeful sign that democracy is alive and well in the Philippines. The unanimous vote showed that the Judiciary is not subservient to the Executive Branch and is… Read More »
The recent disasters we encountered are not a wrath of God for He is very loving; nor His way of reminding us of His existence for He has better compassionate ways. The Philippines lies in the earth’s RING of Fire and we are surrounded by oceans and seas, that’s the simple reason why we suffer from these events.… Read More »
Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.” Genesis 5:32-10:1 CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – Even if God streaked a rainbow as a sign that… Read More »
On November 8, 2013, a storm of such great force and magnitude that had not hit this earth before landed and wrought havoc and indescribable damage in the fair islands of the Philippines. Thousands of people lost their lives, many of whom lay for days under the debris. The survivors many of whom were children, started to look… Read More »
MANILA American media’s recent commentary about what they thought was the Philippine government’s inadequate response to the supertyphoon devastation in central Visayas was uncalled for, insensitive and disrespectful. What right have these outsiders to interrogate and harass the president of the Philippines about his alleged slow response to the crisis? Who are these know-it-alls to impose their own… Read More »
For two days over the weekend, I volunteered to help pack donations dropped off by donors at the Goldilocks Bakeshop and Restaurant in Cerritos and witnessed first hand how a calamity has brought the best in people, how a tragedy has brought people of different persuasions together to come to the aid of their fellow men. People from… Read More »
This writer feels like other kababayans in our country these days- saddened by the fate suffered by most of our kababayans in Eastern Visayas (with Leyte, Samar and part of Capiz provinces worst- hit), sobered by the thought of the magnitude of assistance that they will be needing to rebuild their lives, and deep thoughts of how to… Read More »
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” — Harry S Truman, 33rd president of US (1884 – 1972) CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – If fence-setters are frustrated in wondering where the donations for earthquake, typhoon and disasters end up, think of those overseas Filipinos and other foreign donors how helpless and… Read More »