Category: life and death
environment 5: ormoc & security
ORMOC: TOWARD ECOLOGICAL SECURITY Junie Kalaw The Philippine environmental crisis took what is possibly its heaviest and cruelest toll on human life in Ormoc City. According to eyewitness reports by survivors, the waters had come abruptly, almost in the wink … Continue reading
of typhoons and dams 2
Archive the monster dams By Marlen V. Ronquillo, Manila Times 30 Sept 09 What is the global mantra nowadays? It is something like this: Always turn a crisis into an opportunity. Or, do not let a crisis go to waste. … Continue reading
of typhoons and dams
sept 27 sunday, around two o’clock in the afternoon, dzmm teleradyo tail end of a live presscon of gma and gibo and the national disaster coordinating council (ndcc) trying their darndest to appear like they have been and continue to … Continue reading
in cory’s wake
when ninoy died and his remains lay in bloodied state sa times street, pumila kami that night, my husband and i, to pay our respects, never mind that marcos might get mad or his military might be watching. we just … Continue reading
michael & the big bad media
i’ve always been a huge fan of michael jackson, even when he turned white and sorta whacko, just because at his peak he was so f*cking sensational — the greatest entertainer yet that this planet has ever seen, bar none. … Continue reading
ted in tears, ted in trouble
so why did the police behave sobadly when they found out about ted failon’s wife trina? i think because they were mad as hell that the shooting had not been immediately reported by the family or the hospital or … Continue reading
kiko & kris
the only time i was ever brought to tears and despair by the death of a public figure whom i had never even seen in person (except in a coffin in times st.) was when ninoy was assassinated. so … Continue reading
ateneo after-amiel
ateneo is in a real bind. atenista the 10-year old 4th grader amiel alcantara who was killed in campus. atenista rin the kid(s?) of theresa torres na nakadisgrasya kay amiel. of course obligado ang ateneo na alalayan both … Continue reading