After days of repacking relief goods—yes, noodles, lots of canned goods, rice and lots of bottled water—we went to barangay Landayan, San Pedro, Laguna. We distributed the goodies we packed to the residents cramped and packed at the auditorium of the barangay. This relief organization was organized by the Asuncion Perez Memorial Center as part [...]
These are trying times for the Philippines. Just two weeks ago, Metro Manila was devastated by Typhoon Ondoy (international codename Ketsana). More than 300 people died as a result of landslides and flash floods. So many people also lost their properties, their pets, their harvests and other valuables. Thousands of families are still in evacuation [...]