Posts Tagged With: Ondoy
Rebuilding Marikina
Devastation. It was devastation everywhere. Some houses were swept away by the raging waters of the Marikina river with people being helplessly dragged by the strong currents. One woman described it as “parang isang malaking ipo-ipo sa tubig”. As people were scrambling to get to the highest floors of their houses, some of the smaller [...]
Marikina in pictures (3 weeks after Ondoy)
Pastor Mac invited me to the clean up drive and community assessment in Marikina along with the global response/Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Team from the US. This is the 2nd week of IBC’s relief operations in Marikina. Last October 10, they conducted a Medical Mission. On sunday, relief operations again and feeding program. Basically, I [...]
Every Man for himself with Ondoy
Ondoy left our country in a devastated state. You don’t have to look far; you can probably just look at your own backyard to see the devastation that was caused by Ondoy. Our caretaker was at home yesterday checking and fixing things that were damaged —doors, books and magazines that won’t come out from the [...]
The Ondoy Aftermath
I am overwhelmed. I am overwhelmed with the images I see on TV, the videos I get to watch about the Ondoy aftermath, the stories I hear of people rescuing other people, people dying, people needing to be rescued, still. I am overwhelmed because so many people are in need and while I know relief [...]
Dear Ondoy,
September 26, 2009. Written while I was at church and Ondoy was pouring its wrath that Satuday. I don’t like you; let’s get straight to the point. I don’t like that you caused and are causing so much trouble to everyone across the Philippines. People are stranded and being evacuated as I write. Cars are [...]
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