Thursday, April 2, 2020
Two inspiring songs composed by Filipinos for the world
Here are two songs that can give us strength while fighting Covid-19:
"Just Believe" Music by Ryan Cayabyab. Lyrics by Jose Javier Reyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRmy5wNFSC4
"We Heal as One" Music by Ryan Cayabyab. Lyrics by Floy Quintos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0jwHzGUGCg
Fighting Coronavirus in 2020
Everybody on Earth--HOLD ON amid this Coronavirus pandemic that is holding us all hostage. Even as we are being asked to do social distancing as among the precautionary measures against the virus, let's not forget to be people who care for one another. Everyday is a challenge--so many deaths (even among health professionals taking care of the sick), so many afflicted, and so many potential victims of the virus if we don't all take care.
Just hold on, do our best to be resilient and safe, and continue to pray.
God bless.
Just hold on, do our best to be resilient and safe, and continue to pray.
God bless.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Alexander, premature baby in Manila, needs urgent help
In this time when everybody in the world is concerned with the COVID-19 pandemic (and I hope the best for all of the people against this virus), let me just share an appeal from the parents of Baby Alexander. Baby Alexander is a prematurely born baby (27 weeks), and he is now fighting for his life in a hospital in Manila, Philippines.
Your prayers are needed. And if you can give financial assistance for his current hospitalization, you can deposit it to his mom's bank account:
Alexander's mother's name (Bank account name) Minthel Baylon Patindol
Bank name: Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
Account number: 8109-2673-77
Swift code (for international deposits):BOPIPHMM
I don't know Minthel (and her husband) and Alexander personally. I came across their predicament in Twitter where Minthel posted her appeal for the baby. I asked her what the baby's ailment was, and so she said that he was prematurely born.
Your prayers are needed. And if you can give financial assistance for his current hospitalization, you can deposit it to his mom's bank account:
Alexander's mother's name (Bank account name) Minthel Baylon Patindol
Bank name: Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
Account number: 8109-2673-77
Swift code (for international deposits):BOPIPHMM
I don't know Minthel (and her husband) and Alexander personally. I came across their predicament in Twitter where Minthel posted her appeal for the baby. I asked her what the baby's ailment was, and so she said that he was prematurely born.
Photo of the baby now in the hospital, as posted on
Twitter by his mom Minthel.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Taal Volcano erupts; people need help
Once again, the Philippines is facing a calamity. Taal Volcano, albeit a famous tourist attraction in Batangas province, erupted on January 12, 2020, spewing thick and damaging volcanic ash that has been spread by wind to areas even miles away, including the capital city Manila and nearby urban areas. But the most affected, of course, are the residents living in the different towns of Batangas and adjacent provinces. They have been evacuated and are now in immediate need of basic necessities. Livelihood is suffering. There is also the situation where some pets and animals, including farm animals, however, been left behind in the evacuation (thus also need help).
If you want to help, among the companies that are accepting assistance to be forwarded to the needy is the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the most popular Philippine newspaper. Details are below for any help that you can extend.
Photo of Taal Volcano eruption on Jan. 12, 2020 (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Cash donations may be deposited in the Inquirer Foundation Corp., through its bank account in Banco De Oro (BDO): Current Account No: 007960018860.
Inquiries may be e-mailed to Inquirer’s Corporate Affairs office through foundation@inquirer.com.ph
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Merry Christmas 2019 and Happy New Year 2020 and Happy New Decade
It's still Christmas season now...so I hope you're still having a memorable celebration of this season.
And, of course, I hope great good things will happen in your life this new year and new decade.
God bless us all!
And, of course, I hope great good things will happen in your life this new year and new decade.
God bless us all!
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Earthquake survivors in Mindanao, Philippines, need urgent help
Several provinces or areas in Mindanao region, located south of the Philippines, suffered heavily from the past days' strong earthquakes and aftershocks. The people need urgent help. Please see the article below from the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper of the Philippines https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1185072/mindanao-quake-survivors-grow-desperate-for-aid
The Inquirer, among other organizations/agencies in the Philippines, is acting as conduit for the help intended for the earthquake survivors. Cash donations may be sent to the Inquirer Foundation Corp. through its Banco de Oro (BDO) current account No. 007960018860 (Philippines). Donors may also inquire with the Inquirer’s corporate affairs office through email at foundation@inquirer.com.ph.
MAKILALA, Cotabato, Philippines — Scores of villagers displaced by three recent earthquakes that struck Mindanao were growing desperate for help and have taken their appeal for aid to roadsides as the government and private groups struggled to distribute relief goods to stricken areas, some cut off by landslides.
At Barangay Malasila in Makilala, Cotabato province, groups of residents held up signs in English and the local language pleading for supplies, specifically rice, water and medicine, to people passing through their communities. Some received money from travelers on the highway that links Cotabato to Davao City. Several Malasila menfolk said they returned to their homes to gather root crops, like sweet potatoes or bananas, that they could take back to their families to eat in their roadside tents.
They said the quakes had cut off water supply from traditional sources like deep wells and springs.
Many of the villagers, including members of the Manobo tribe, already were living hand-to-mouth as rubber tappers before the disaster struck and were now out of work and have no money to buy food at the market in the town center several kilometers away.
‘Endless appreciation’
Some netizens posted photos and comments on social media to support the villagers’ appeal for help.
“No more food available in our place, we no longer have rice, our water sources had dried up after the earthquake,” Shiena Mae Villeza said in a Facebook post.
“For all who responded to our appeals, our endless appreciation for your help,” Villeza said, adding: “Your generosity will be reciprocated by God.”
The death toll from the second and strongest quake, a 6.6-magnitude
on Oct. 29, had risen to 14, bringing the number of fatalities from the
three quakes to 22, based on a report on Saturday by the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
The NDRRMC said more than 146,700 people from nearly 150 villages in central Mindanao and nearby Davao region were affected. Up to 20,635 were housed in temporary government shelters and 6,850 others were staying with relatives in safe areas, it said.
Off-limits
Many structures, including homes and buildings damaged by a 6.3-magnitude temblor on Oct. 16, were declared off-limits following the Oct. 29 quake and the 6.5-magnitude quake that struck two days later.
All the three major quakes and scores of aftershocks were centered near Tulunan, Cotabato, and caused by the movement of the Cotabato Fault System, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
The Department of Social Welfare and Development was coordinating with the military to fly relief supplies, including rice, food packs, sleeping kits and tents made of tarpaulin, the NDRRMC said.
Red Cross volunteers, including actress Angel Locsin, were seen distributing food, water and other relief supplies in Malasila and the village of Batasan, also in Makilala.
The local aid delivery system has been hampered because many of the barangay officials in the quake-hit towns were also quake victims themselves.
In Digos City, the local government said the homes of at least 130,000 people, about 65 percent of the population, had been destroyed or damaged by the quakes.
Most residents, fearing aftershocks, have refused to sleep in their homes at night. Those who lost their homes prefer to pitch tents in open fields and others set up temporary shelters close to their damaged houses. Some sleep in hammocks under the trees.
Due to the sharp rise in demand, the price of tarpaulin has doubled.
Digos Mayor Josef Cagas said he was seeking ways to make tarpaulin one of the essential items subjected to price freeze during calamities.
Quick response funds
Acting Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado said funds were already available for release to the quake-hit areas. In case they were not enough, local governments should request for more money from the national government, he said.
“Departments have quick response funds, and that’s what they are currently doing—they are downloading funds to their regional, provincial and city offices to fast-track the government’s response,” Avisado told reporters in a text message on Saturday.
Damage assessment
The Department of Finance had already asked all treasurers and assessors of earthquake-affected local governments “to submit their estimates of the damages so we can determine the amount required,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said in a Viber message to reporters also on Saturday.
.—With reports Ben O. de Vera, Jhesset O. Enano and Melvin Gascon
The Inquirer, among other organizations/agencies in the Philippines, is acting as conduit for the help intended for the earthquake survivors. Cash donations may be sent to the Inquirer Foundation Corp. through its Banco de Oro (BDO) current account No. 007960018860 (Philippines). Donors may also inquire with the Inquirer’s corporate affairs office through email at foundation@inquirer.com.ph.
Mindanao quake survivors grow desperate for aid
Earthquake survivors need water ("tubig"), rice ("bugas"), foodstuffs, clothes, sleeping supplies, among other needs. Photo by W. MAGBANUA
MAKILALA, Cotabato, Philippines — Scores of villagers displaced by three recent earthquakes that struck Mindanao were growing desperate for help and have taken their appeal for aid to roadsides as the government and private groups struggled to distribute relief goods to stricken areas, some cut off by landslides.
At Barangay Malasila in Makilala, Cotabato province, groups of residents held up signs in English and the local language pleading for supplies, specifically rice, water and medicine, to people passing through their communities. Some received money from travelers on the highway that links Cotabato to Davao City. Several Malasila menfolk said they returned to their homes to gather root crops, like sweet potatoes or bananas, that they could take back to their families to eat in their roadside tents.
They said the quakes had cut off water supply from traditional sources like deep wells and springs.
Many of the villagers, including members of the Manobo tribe, already were living hand-to-mouth as rubber tappers before the disaster struck and were now out of work and have no money to buy food at the market in the town center several kilometers away.
‘Endless appreciation’
Some netizens posted photos and comments on social media to support the villagers’ appeal for help.
“No more food available in our place, we no longer have rice, our water sources had dried up after the earthquake,” Shiena Mae Villeza said in a Facebook post.
“For all who responded to our appeals, our endless appreciation for your help,” Villeza said, adding: “Your generosity will be reciprocated by God.”
Aside from food and water, residents displaced by the earthquake in
Makilala, Cotabato province, are asking for tarpaulin sheets, or
“trapal,” a material suddenly in demand for evacuees who need to put up
tents.
The NDRRMC said more than 146,700 people from nearly 150 villages in central Mindanao and nearby Davao region were affected. Up to 20,635 were housed in temporary government shelters and 6,850 others were staying with relatives in safe areas, it said.
Off-limits
Many structures, including homes and buildings damaged by a 6.3-magnitude temblor on Oct. 16, were declared off-limits following the Oct. 29 quake and the 6.5-magnitude quake that struck two days later.
All the three major quakes and scores of aftershocks were centered near Tulunan, Cotabato, and caused by the movement of the Cotabato Fault System, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
The Department of Social Welfare and Development was coordinating with the military to fly relief supplies, including rice, food packs, sleeping kits and tents made of tarpaulin, the NDRRMC said.
Red Cross volunteers, including actress Angel Locsin, were seen distributing food, water and other relief supplies in Malasila and the village of Batasan, also in Makilala.
The local aid delivery system has been hampered because many of the barangay officials in the quake-hit towns were also quake victims themselves.
In Digos City, the local government said the homes of at least 130,000 people, about 65 percent of the population, had been destroyed or damaged by the quakes.
Most residents, fearing aftershocks, have refused to sleep in their homes at night. Those who lost their homes prefer to pitch tents in open fields and others set up temporary shelters close to their damaged houses. Some sleep in hammocks under the trees.
Due to the sharp rise in demand, the price of tarpaulin has doubled.
Digos Mayor Josef Cagas said he was seeking ways to make tarpaulin one of the essential items subjected to price freeze during calamities.
Quick response funds
Acting Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado said funds were already available for release to the quake-hit areas. In case they were not enough, local governments should request for more money from the national government, he said.
“Departments have quick response funds, and that’s what they are currently doing—they are downloading funds to their regional, provincial and city offices to fast-track the government’s response,” Avisado told reporters in a text message on Saturday.
Damage assessment
The Department of Finance had already asked all treasurers and assessors of earthquake-affected local governments “to submit their estimates of the damages so we can determine the amount required,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said in a Viber message to reporters also on Saturday.
.—With reports Ben O. de Vera, Jhesset O. Enano and Melvin Gascon
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Franci the dog needs a home :)
Franci the viral mall dog still needs a forever home
by Immae Lachica from CDN Digital
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October 28,2019 - 10:10 AM
https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/266686/franci-the-viral-mall-dog-still-needs-a-forever-home
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Remember the aspin named Franci who touched everyone’s heart with the bond she has with a mall guard?
Well, Franci up to now is still looking for a forever home.
Gretel Eleazar, the founder of Saving Strays Cebu, tells
CDN Digital that even though Franci is a well-loved dog in the North
Reclamation Area in Mandaue City, she still needs to be safe from all
the vehicles and to feel the comfort of a home.
“I’m still looking for an adopter for Franci. I am
planning to tap one of Cebu’s elites who just recently adopted three of
our rescue dogs, but still working on it. That’s why I am keeping my
doors open to whoever would want to adopt Franci,” says Eleazar.
She also adds that Danillo Reyeg, the mall guard, still
feeds Franci outside the mall he works for but can not take Franci home
with him in Lapu-Lapu City because he has a dog at home.
“He is willing but he can’t do it anytime soon because he
has another adopted dog at home who was just released from the
hospital,” says Eleazar.
Now, Eleazar is hoping to get a message or a call saying
that they too will love to take Franci in as the new member of their
family.
“I just want Franci to have a home because she keeps on
roaming around the area where trucks and jeepneys pass by. Franci
deserves to be safe in a home,” says Eleazar.
If you would like to take this lovely aspin Franci home, you can contact Eleazar through their Facebook page Saving Strays Cebu.
A lovely dog like Franci deserves to have a home. /elb
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