The past few days that has been were the critical ones for our dear countrymen. There's no escape how rich or poor a person is, the thing is everyone's affected in equal distribution. Last friday, September 26, 2009, Philippines experienced one of the most tragic disaster that any nation won't ever wish to encounter. Typhoon ONDOY "ketsana" classified as only a tropical storm, had wrecked the big population of Metro Manila and other neighboring provinces and areas. The rain lasted for long 9 hours making Most cities in Metro Manila submerged in muddy flood. Pasig, Rizal and Marikina were the cities that casualties seems to be tangible. Properties were submerged and even lives were stolen. More or less 300 people died and still counting. It's heartbreaking to see how these people suffer from daily news in T.V. & radio, internet and second-hand stories. Everyone kept on figuring it out how it happened that fast and how possible such disaster occurred. This kind of devastation is unexpected and not even the authority prepared for this to happen. Other nations gave their sympathy to the victims and also shared reliefs and donations wholeheartedly.
On the brighter side, it lessen the burden of our fellowmen knowing how Filipinos hand-in-hand help each one to find reliefs in any means to provide the needs and necessities of the victims. You can obviously see the unification of Filipinos most especially in times like such. Heroic acts are countless and as a Filipino, it's natural for us to save others without asking anything in return even if it means to sacrifice our own safety. We can save these victims by donating in kind donations like foods, clothing..etc and cash donations for their rehabilitation. If so you can't afford to donate some of which, you can be a volunteer to repack relief goods, deploy the goodies, and sustenance. However, doing those which I've mention if not possible, we can help in doing things like spreading important information with regards to relief operations and other things associated in making it easy for others to get access w/ the authority.
Internet, cellphones and other technologies pave way for victims to be redeem and important matters to be heard and seen. The victims used their cellphones in letting the people know their conditions during the said disaster. Pictures were spread all over the internet to let people see what's happening. Because of those, overflowing of donations were shared in different institutions and even from other countries whom also felt the hardship that our countrymen were facing. In social networking in internet like twitter and facebook, became very helpful as victims shout out their conditions, people share infos on where they're stranded, share news on how grave the situation in their areas, how some people weren't able to sustain their necessities like foods and water, and letting the authority knew that they're in need of urgent HELP!
Yesterday, I went in RED CROSS Rizal Chapter to be a volunteer even for a day since there was a news that Typhoon Pepeng is around the corner but I'd love to share my time and effort to help in packing up relief goods. So as I was saying, I've volunteer and I saw how busy it was. Even before heading, I planned to take photos but unfortunately I wasn't able because of being so busy. As I noticed, most volunteers were youth and came from high society. It's quite obvious that they came from a respectable universities, a mere guess. Not only that, there were few foreigners acted as a volunteer and you can see how dedicated they were. Even sacks of goodies were lifted by those helpful foreigners and I think they've stayed more hours than others in giving a hand. The spirit of cooperation was clearly seen upon entering the premises. All were busy and not even a single person can be seen work-less. It was a good feeling knowing that I did my part as a citizen of my country by doing small stuffs like packing. I would like to go for deployment to see the victims' condition and share my skills and knowledge as a health care provider.
THE KIDS FOUND WAYS TO ENJOY THE FLOOD.
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VEHICLES BUMPED ONTO EACH OTHER
PROUD TO BE ONE.
On the brighter side, it lessen the burden of our fellowmen knowing how Filipinos hand-in-hand help each one to find reliefs in any means to provide the needs and necessities of the victims. You can obviously see the unification of Filipinos most especially in times like such. Heroic acts are countless and as a Filipino, it's natural for us to save others without asking anything in return even if it means to sacrifice our own safety. We can save these victims by donating in kind donations like foods, clothing..etc and cash donations for their rehabilitation. If so you can't afford to donate some of which, you can be a volunteer to repack relief goods, deploy the goodies, and sustenance. However, doing those which I've mention if not possible, we can help in doing things like spreading important information with regards to relief operations and other things associated in making it easy for others to get access w/ the authority.
Internet, cellphones and other technologies pave way for victims to be redeem and important matters to be heard and seen. The victims used their cellphones in letting the people know their conditions during the said disaster. Pictures were spread all over the internet to let people see what's happening. Because of those, overflowing of donations were shared in different institutions and even from other countries whom also felt the hardship that our countrymen were facing. In social networking in internet like twitter and facebook, became very helpful as victims shout out their conditions, people share infos on where they're stranded, share news on how grave the situation in their areas, how some people weren't able to sustain their necessities like foods and water, and letting the authority knew that they're in need of urgent HELP!
Yesterday, I went in RED CROSS Rizal Chapter to be a volunteer even for a day since there was a news that Typhoon Pepeng is around the corner but I'd love to share my time and effort to help in packing up relief goods. So as I was saying, I've volunteer and I saw how busy it was. Even before heading, I planned to take photos but unfortunately I wasn't able because of being so busy. As I noticed, most volunteers were youth and came from high society. It's quite obvious that they came from a respectable universities, a mere guess. Not only that, there were few foreigners acted as a volunteer and you can see how dedicated they were. Even sacks of goodies were lifted by those helpful foreigners and I think they've stayed more hours than others in giving a hand. The spirit of cooperation was clearly seen upon entering the premises. All were busy and not even a single person can be seen work-less. It was a good feeling knowing that I did my part as a citizen of my country by doing small stuffs like packing. I would like to go for deployment to see the victims' condition and share my skills and knowledge as a health care provider.
PS. Arroyo went to visit PNRC Rizal Chapter that day but unfortunately I wasn't able to see her cause I went home that time to have lunch. No worries for I'm not dying to see her.:PI'll share w/ you some photos I got from Flickr and other sites.
THE KIDS FOUND WAYS TO ENJOY THE FLOOD.
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VEHICLES BUMPED ONTO EACH OTHER
It was friday, sept. 25, 2009 when I went to Laguna so meaning to say I never had a chance to experience how worst Ondoy did. But in Laguna, the streets were also flooded but luckily, the flood didn't reached my Aunt's house. However, our house in Mandaluyong was obviously submerged, I mean the first floor was more or less 6 ft since our 1st flr was a bit deep than our neighbors. Most furniture floated and not saved. But that was not the sad part, My mom and Kua mon got sick.Now they're okey. We're just lucky coz unlike the cities of Pasig, Rizal and Marikina, our house didn't submerged that much. Seriously, My heart goes out to the victims and God knows that sooner or later you'll surpass this traumatic disaster.
PROUD TO BE ONE.
2 comments:
That's a scary typhoon. What's amazing is people find a way to have fun with it. That's what makes human so unique. To see beauty in disaster.
It's very sad about all those people who died. My heart goes out to their families.
I know right :((
Goshgosh, Im one of the victims.
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