Lessons from Yolanda and Pablo LESS than one year ago, in December 2012, Typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha) whipped through the eastern part of Mindanao island, flattening many lands and flooding even areas that have never, ever previously known a storm. A state of national calamity was proclaimed then….
Editorial
Our vulnerability By Ermin Garcia Jr. WATCHING the images of wanton destruction and chaos in the Visayan region has jolted many into realizing that, indeed, the worst can befall us any day, any moment. Stories about parents leaving behind corpses of some of their children on the streets in…
Punchline
Solidarity By Jun Velasco “THIS is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalms 118:24 YOU won’t easily get the message of that line if you are in the midst of a merciless lash that has battered our country. Be in…
Think about it
Plastic!!! By Gonzalo Duque BRILLIANT columnist Herman Tiu Laurel recently wrote in his column in the Daily Tribune an article with this head, “It’s sadder in the Philippines.” The columnist, a relative of the Catubigs of Dagupan, compared the preparedness or lack of it between the people of Cuba…
Playing with Fire
Again, the answer is in the heart By Al S. Mendoza TRAGEDY upon tragedy has struck the Aquino government. Barely has Mr. Aquino a.k.a. P-Noy warmed his seat at the Palace when the Luneta hostage drama that killed eight Hong Kong tourists happened in 2010. Next, two typhoons claimed…
GENERAL ADMISSION
Sympathize with aid, not words By Bebot Villar WHILE Pangasinan suffered immensely from past calamities from super typhoons, massive flooding at earthquake, di hamak na maswerte pa rin tayo compared sa kalunus-lunos na sinapit ng mga taga Central Visayas. Kaya nga every time the scenes of massive devastation of…
Deretsahan
“The Truth Shall Set You Free.” (John 8:32) By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD UNLESS one is a professional thief, gangster, murderer and the like – two whom lying is a matter or course – it is not easy to lie. But even these skilled liars fall on their faces…
Viewpoints
Donaire, Arida’s triumphs eased PH grief By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DETERMINED to provide hope and inspiration to compatriots in the land of their birth who suffered from a monster of a disaster that killed thousands of people and flattened countless farmlands brought on by Super Typhoon Yolanda, our Fil-Am…
Sports Eye
Five ways to lend a hand to Yolanda victims By Johanne Margarette R. Macob THERE’S at least one way to lend a hand. We don’t need to be politicians, business magnates, or official members of humanitarian organizations. We don’t need any prefixes or any other tags attached to our…
