Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York met with 19 Filipino priests over lunch on Dec. 5 in his Madison Avenue residence to discuss how the priests in New York could help the Supertyphoon “Yolanda” victims.
MANILA, Philippines—Over 8000 people supported Viber’s Fund Raiser Festival United Republiq: An Electronic Music Assembly For A Cause at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds
What a pity that after the storm surge came the sabong (cockfight) between Interior Secretary Mar Roxas and Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez.
I was travelling around Southeast Asia and was in Indonesia when I heard about Supertyphoon “Yolanda.” I booked a flight right away to go and help out.
Last Saturday, the two schools’ respective cage squads met again on the hardcourt of Smart Araneta Coliseum, though in a different occasion; San Beda, the 2013 NCAA champion, battled La Salle, the 2013 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) titleholder, for a charity game.
“Mama, mo-balik ba si ‘Yolanda’ (Mama, is Yolanda coming back)?” Michael asked his mother, his tiny body starting to quiver as the gentle rain began to fall on the tarpaulin sheet above their heads. His eyes darted back and forth between the skies and his mother who held him close.
It’s been one long month since this year’s biggest typhoon devastated thousands of lives, and left survivors with no choice but to figure out how to make something out of nothing. Yet, with the inherent Filipino traits of resilience, tenacity and courage, and the boundless generosity and compassion of their fellowmen and the world, we see a glimmer of hope.
A popular hotel in Makati City has pledged to donate $5 for each guest that stays with them, for the benefit of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international codename: Haiyan) survivors.
When Yolanda plunged many parts of Eastern Visayas into pitch darkness, even the tiniest of flames can usher in a glimmer of hope.
As a friend remarked, disasters bring out the best and the worst in everyone. When it comes to the latter, camaraderie in a profession gets thrown out the window—apparently, even among journalists covering the same event, witnesses to the same human tragedy.
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