December 2011
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'Sendong' disaster foretold 3 years ago →
The tragedy that struck the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan was an event waiting to happen. It was foretold three years ago, but was dismissed by lawmakers as “too alarmist.”
Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan, chief executive of the World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF), said Monday the events in Northern Mindanao over the weekend mirrored the prediction. “It was an exact fit,” Tan said.
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“My dreams, when scarcely an adolescent,
My dreams, when a young man already...”
– Jose Rizal, Mi Ultimo Adios
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BREAKING NEWS: RIZAL KILLED! RIZAL KILLED!
diariodefilipinas:
At 7:03AM Jose Rizal was executed by Spanish firing squad at Bagumbayan. We can confirm that Jose Rizal has been executed by the Spanish government.
And thus Rizal passed to eternity…
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EXCLUSIVE: Colonial authorities refuse to publish...
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Fort Santiago, Manila - where Dr. Jose Rizal is being held prisoner. (Photo by Arnaldo Dumindin)
Manila, Philippine Islands - Diario de Filipinas has gathered from reliable sources that the Spanish authorities have refused to publish a manifesto from condemned mestizo writer and social critic, Dr. Jose Rizal. The manifesto, written last December 15, exhorted indios led by...
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“The increased political and economic emancipation of the “masses”...”
– John Dewey
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I'll give you a few reasons why Kim Jong-Il's... →
Thanks @uhitsjayvee!
“In a cosmic perspective, most human concerns seem insignificant, even petty. And...”
– Carl Sagan (via crookedindifference)
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Typhoon Sendong: Did illegal logging cause flash... →
climateadaptation:
“Philippine President Benigno Aquino ordered an investigation on Tuesday into flash floods and landslides that sent mud and logs crashing down on residents, killing about 1,000 people on a southern island.
The national disaster agency said 957 were killed and 49 missing on Mindanao after Typhoon Sendong (aka Typhoon Washi) triggered the slides. Most of the casualties were...
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Chances are someone cool and awesome reads your...
motherjones:
Or a whole lot of someones!
And I am thankful for these cool and awesome guys who are following the blog. And although the posts here depend largely on my mood and interests, I really appreciate you bearing with me and my posts.
I’d also like to say hi and thank you for new followers of this blog. I must tell you though, what you’ll find here will be about news,...
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“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
– Charles Dickens (via deadwriters)
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Mindanao evacuees hold somber Christmas... →
Despite the depressing state in evacuation centers, victims affected by flash floods in Mindanao still able to celebrate Christmas even in a simple way, Office of Civil Defense Director Undersecretary Benito Ramos said Sunday.
“Kagabi nairaos naman ang pag-celebrate ng Pasko,” Ramos told INQUIRER.net in a telephone interview.
Ramos said that the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
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Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
by Oren Arnold
“There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The...”
– The Ghost of Christmas Present (via zhipwreck)
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More than 1,000 missing in Philippines after storm →
More than 1,000 people are missing in the aftermath of a tropical storm that wreaked havoc across the southern Philippines last weekend, the country’s government said Friday, as it grappled with the mounting humanitarian crisis in the region.
A total of 1,079 people remain unaccounted for, the Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said in a statement....
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“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better...”
– Paulo Coelho
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“To love is the greatest thing in life; it is very important to talk about love,...”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti, Think on These Things (via mohandasgandhi)
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Typhoon sendong: a disaster that waited to happen →
Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines – Living on the edge of riverbanks, families displaced by Sendong (international name: Washi) a few days ago had once fled their homes in 2009 at the height of a storm. With no alternative relocation then, they had gone right back, holding on to their proximity to the city and the assurance of livelihood.
International aid agency Oxfam called on President...
“You’re an interesting species. An interesting mix. You’re capable of such...”
– Carl Sagan (via misswallflower)
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"Stay strong but most importantly, stay safe."
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ellobofilipino:
Arrived in Cagayan de Oro yesterday and I really don’t have much time to post something. The city of my birth is in ruins with family and friends reeling from the destruction brought by Typhoon Washi/Sendong.
From the onset, the local government unit did not address the threat of the storm properly and the national government and national media had mixed...
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“Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely...”
– Christopher Hitchens (via kateoplis)
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A Christmas miracle: 275 swept to sea rescued →
Residents living on the banks of Cagayan de Oro River were swept to sea after their houses in barangays Macasandig, Consolacion, Macabalan, Balulang and Puntod were swept away ed by typhoon Sendong.
“It was chilling to hear their pleas for help. I saw one of them shaking a flashlight in the hope that we could see the beam. We were helpless, “Maynardo Reyes, a taxi driver said.
Reyes said he...
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“The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in...”
– Vaclav Havel ( October 5, 1936 - December 18, 2011)
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“I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it’s...”
– Leo Buscaglia
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“Never believe that a few caring people can't...
- Margaret Mead
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