The destruction that typhoon Frank/Fengshen brought to Iloilo is by far the worst the province has ever experienced. The flooding was unprecedented and the extent of the damage was unparalleled. Numerous lives had been claimed and many others became homeless.

Latest data from the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council as of 9am 26 June 2008 show that 124 persons died in Iloilo, 569,142 persons affected, of whom 22,057 were still in evacuation centers. The damages in agriculture and infrastructure in Iloilo was estimated to have reached more than P500M.

I have Typhoon Frank (international code name: Fengshen) to thank for the misfortune I had since yesterday. I was supposed to go home to Iloilo yesterday morning but lo and behold! Typhoon Frank came lashing out with heavy rains and strong winds that cancelled all boat trips. I found myself stranded in Bacolod City with […]

A world without Filipinos is a world that would probably be on a standstill.

We often complain about the things we don’t have yet we take for granted the things we have plenty of.

Allow me to wax sentiments. The first time I saw the Probe Team feature “Gintong Pamana”, it made me feel so proud that I cried.

Last June 12 we celebrated the 110th Declaration of Philippine Independence. It was also a commemoration of the lives of the many Filipinos who have fought and died in order for this country to be free from colonialism. The Philippines has been colonized for more than three hundred years by Spain, then by the United States. These colonizers have done a great job in brainwashing us such that some FIlipinos doesn’t even want to be free from them. We even wanted to be like them yet they never really treated us as their equal. They have subjected us to be “Indios” and their “Little Brown Brother”.

My trip to Palawan was something unplanned. Though going there was on top of a much bigger plan to visit all the provinces in the Philippines, my personal finances forbid such luxury.

I want to visit all the provinces in the Philippines. You might think I have a rather simple ambition. Why the Philippines when most Pinoys would want to travel the world? Don’t get me wrong, I’d like to travel the world as much as the next Pinoy. The reason is simple, I believe in the saying ‘Huwag maging dayuhan sa sariling bayan’ (Dont’t be a stranger in your own country). Don’t you think you should too? Before packing your bags and leaving this country for good, don’t you think she deserves a second look?

photo credit: Sam UL
I want to gain popularity as much as the next blogger, even just within my circle of influence. Otherwise, I would have kept a diary instead of a blog. We blog because we want to reach out to a certain audience. Why do you join social networks? Why do you think […]

The 2-minute video of the alleged Iloilo LTO scam was uploaded on Youtube by Melefecent1. Whoever you are man, hats off to you. I know why you need to hide behind the nick. These guys have connections that’s why they have the guts to do this. Unless you have more connections than theses cons, you […]