One thing I love about our Filipino culture is the bayanihan spirit that is very, very evident these days in the aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy.
As of last night, more than 300,000 people have been displaced and/or affected directly by the massive flooding caused by a heavy, 6-hour rain that almost caused a standstill at the [...]
Sep
28
2009
28
2009
Filipinos’ Bayanihan At Its Best
Sep
27
2009
27
2009
Small Contribution Is Big Contribution
We just arrived an hour ago from a relief operation in Marikina City, one of the hardest hit areas in Greater Metro Manila after just six hours of torrential rains brought by Typhoon Ondoy yesterday.
Ava’s sister Aubrey and her family live in the three-storey house they bought two years ago in Melrose Townhomes, which is [...]
Sep
27
2009
27
2009
Ateneo, Poised To Bring Out The Broom In The UAAP Finals
The UAAP men’s championship between Ateneo de Manila and the University of the East is moved to Thursday (due to Typhoon Ondoy), enough time to give some breathing room for the Red Warriors, who are coming off a hard-earned sudden death victory over the FEU Tamaraws last Thursday at the Big Dome.
Dismantling FEU’s twice-to-beat incentive [...]
Sep
27
2009
27
2009
In The Eye Of The Storm
Electricity in our area in Mandaluyong (near Boni Avenue) has just been restored 10 minutes ago. This is the first time in 13 hours that I was able to get in touch with computer.
My wife and I had been wondering what had happened outside (in the Metropolitan Manila area), considering that our mobile phones’ batteries [...]
Sep
24
2009
24
2009