God Bless The Phils.

Last Sept. 26, I had an unforgetable experience with the typhoon Ondoy. I had to see my doctor to submit lab results and have clearance for surgery. It was continuously raining that after 30 minutes, it was already flooded at the hospital premises. When I went out to get a ride the flood was already kneehigh. I luckily got a bus ride that was able to pass thru flooded streets. When I get off, however to the junction for me to get a ride home, I had to walk thru a waist deep dirty flood waters. As I cross the road the water went deeper, good two children, living in that area guided me as we swum together with now a breast deep flood. We have to cross around 500 meters flooded area before reaching a higher land. Thanks to the two children, Margie and brother, if not for them I might not be able to make it. I joined people standing outside a Jollibee shop, their place was elevated, but sorrounded with flood. No more transportation in going home. No more power, stores and nearby establishments were all closed. It's getting dark. I called my daughter at home that I may not be able to go home, we're around six kilometers away. My daughters were so worried but good they're not flooded. I called up my son to stay at the office but they're on the way. Same stranded as their vehicle could no longer cross the flood. After a while I was low bat, so no more commuication. I prayed hard but prepare myself to stay until morning in wet clothes outside that fastfood shop until the waters subsided. After six hours of waiting, a garbage truck came to fetch us. Oh God. thanks God, I was able to get home. My son however, able to go home the following morning. We're much luckier though as Metro Manila including parts of Cavite, Bulacan and Laguna were submerged into high waters by typhoon Ondoy. Pasig, Marikina, Cainta and more parts of Rizal were strongly hit. It's flooded all over. People stayed at the rooftops while waiting to be rescued. Many rendered homeless, properties were destroyed. Hundreds died and others still missing. While people were still at the evacuation center, another typhoon came, Pepeng, this time Northern Luzon was battered. This includes Baguio, Benguet, Ilocos region and Isabela. Landslides and floods same distructed lives, plants houses and other properties. Hundreds of people died as their houses were burried down by landslides. Even Baguio city, the summer Capital was flooded and several parts of it had landslides. Roads leading to Baguio were closed due to lansdlide that they ran short even of fuel and some grocery items. While expecting typhoon Pepeng, San Roque Dams released waters that flooded several towns in Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija. Same thing happened. People stayed at the rooftops, lives, properties were lost. Flooded everywhere that people needs to be evacuated. After a while another typhoon hit Masbate and the Bicol region. Albay was flooded with waters and stones lanslided from Mayon Volcano. Another typhoon is being expected to hit northern and central Luzon anytime these days. Typhoon Ramil is said to be stronger than Peping and municipalities in the said areas are at least getting prepared. What a heart breaking scene for our countrymen crying for their lost loved ones, airing their hunger and where and how would they start their lives again. Though it's heart warming to see how filipinos unite extending their arms comforting, giving foods, clothes and medical assistance to the evacuees plus the other help and support from other countries, more especially from the U.S., who eversince never neglected the Phils., who sent their aircraft full of relief goods to Pangasinan aside from their other extended assistance. The evacuees can't still moved on from the traumatic experience they'd gone through. As some people return to their houses, cleaning the muds left by the flood, an epidemic surfaced. People who walked and swum thru the dirty flood waters and probably had opened wounds caught leptopirosis (desease from the urine of the rats), struck patients kidneys that need to have dialysis. Several hundreds of patients from all over flooded areas are now confined at the various hospitals some are crticals and around 89 died. More patients are coming. Typhoon victims are now facing another battle. God bless the Philipines.

I'm asking you friends prayers for my country, for the people to get over this delimna and an ending to this catastrophe. Thanks.

Even Heaven Cries (A Tribute To Ex Pres. Cory Aquino)

Am not a fan of ex pres Cory Aquino, during the famous EDSA-1 revolution. She ruled the country, without any experience in running a government office but maybe with just great advisers around. A plain housewife of the late Sen Ninoy Aquino who went into powers when the latter was assasinated. She believe in peaceful revolution. She led the rosaries, headed the nuns and the priests and the people at the Edsa1 revolution thereby toppling the Marcos Administration. She ruled the Philippines with all her kindness, her being so religious, that for every move, any trouble or whatever problem her administration encounter, she consulted and offerred to God. For her, with God nothing is impossible . She survived series of coup de tats, able to have a good governance and noted for a non corruption regime. She graciously went down the presidency after her term and give others the fair chance of ruling the country.



She lived a peaceful life then with her five children. His only son Noynoy or Benigno Jr elected senator and her youngest daughter, Kris is a famous showbiz celebrity. Though an ordinary citizen but ex pres Cory still committed her life to guard the nation from those corrupt officials and from those who are abusing powers. She would visit schools and churches to talk to people what's going on. She would led prayer meetings and masses in guidance to whatever cause or change the country needs. She would attend rallies or protests just to support the people, when she thinks her leadership is needed. She would comfort people she thinks being harassed or those whos human rights were being violated. She was known with her kind heart and simplicity. She's loving and friendly but she would fight abusive friends governing the country with corruption and those who are greed in powers.

She was so active with her life in civic and religious movements and a very happy mom to his children and grandchldren when a dreaded decease struck her. Though struggling for her life, still she attend to some special functions, attending masses and inspiring or supporting people who need her strength. So many masses being said at almost all churches, prayer meetings are being conducted, gov't officials, friends and people from all walks of life, offerred prayers for her healing and getting over her sickness. The day came for her eternal rest. She was succombed to colon cancer. That was August 1st, 2009 and she was 76. A gloomy day for the filipinos. Her wake was full of loving relatives, friends and the unending pile of the people who patiently wait for their turn just to view her remains. The rains never stop the people, young and old, rich or poor to pay their last respect. The family though experiencing the saddest chapter in their lives can't help but praise and admire the people's love for their great mom. They were quite relieved from their grief witnessing how the people return the love of their mom to them and their country.





At the last day of the wake, during the nechrological service, friends and other people close to her deliver their messages. So touching and really tears flowed over. Even her personal doctor cried, her drivers who experienced being cooked by Tita Cory (auntie Cory as people addressed her) with noodles one time they came home ahead of the maids. the priests, the governments officials under her administration whom some learned to pray the rosary because of her. Her personal bodyguards, her friends, her relatives and her family, all sharing the wonderful life they had with tita Cory. I myself cried a lot watching and hearing all of those.

After the mass, beautiful songs were rendered by famous artists, while the funeral is starting to move. The number of people attending was so great that the funeral could hardly move. Along the way huge crowd patiently waiting, sending off their beloved president to a much better place. The usual travel from Manila Cathedral to Mla Memorial Park Sucat Paranaque could be around 2 hours the most but because of the numerous people attending the funeral it reached the Mla Memorial 10 hours. The rains continuously pouring, the people not minding the rains just proceeded even in their wet clothes. The whole Philippines mourned. Even heaven cried and just hold pouring it's tears when Tita Cory was finally laid to rest. Farewell, Tita Cory, the most loved Philippine president. (saved August, posted October)