by jun asuncion
The devastation of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng to the Philippines was unprecedented in scale and magnitude. The whole world was witness to this natural catastrophe and the drama of the Filipino people as they fought to survive. Videos and photos uploaded in internet platforms are documents of our suffering: A whole family on a [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Nature’
October 7, 2009
Bulan Observer Supports Swiss-Asian Chamber Of Commerce Task Force Asia
October 4, 2009
SUPERTYPHOON PEPENG SPARES BULAN; BULANENO VOLUNTEERISM SURFACES ONCE MORE
Submitted on 2009/10/04 at 9:41am
PIO- Bulan
Bulan, Sorsogon, October 3, 2009, PIO-BULAN: Bulanenos heaved a very deep sigh of relief, and offered prayers of thanksgiving to God, after the Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council officially declared, in its October 2, 3:00 PM Advisory that the dangers and risks posed by Supertyphoon Pepeng to the town of Bulan [...]
May 25, 2009
The Way To Bulan Eco-Park
By: jun asuncion +* LGU- Bulan Mayor Helen De Castro and Tony Boy Gilana
We have taken all these photos by ourselves on that sultry summer morning last April 2009. As I was sorting out the photos for this documentary article, I realized that I couldn’t provide myself the necessary informative captions for each photo. So I called [...]
May 15, 2009
Part II: The MDCC And The Bulan Rescue Team
The Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council or MDCC and the Bulan Rescue Team deserve once again the highest respect for their selfless efforts and efficient performance in saving the lives of many Bulaneños and of coordinating the whole disaster management at the height of typhoon Dante last May 1 and 2.
Under the leadership of Vice-mayor Gogola and the young and [...]
May 15, 2009
Part I: The Storm Dante- Images Of Survival
Tuloy Po or Please Come In is unmistakably Bulaneño hospitality…
Even when Bulan is under water brought about by the devastating typhoon Dante last May 1-2.
But who will come in, what kind of guests when pupils are on vacation and who will dare when it is flooded?
They are the guests- evacuees; children from Managanaga fleeing from [...]
May 12, 2009
My Dogs Georgie Boy And Lucie
By: Dora the Mouse
It was unusually cold in this particular winter night. The temperature tonight dropped down to - 17 degrees. I went out to get some firewood at the backyard and it was freezing cold. I live alone and no one is there to help me haul a few logs of firewood for the fireplace. [...]
February 25, 2009
Loren Legarda: Avenue Of Green Trees, Poetry And Dreams
by: jun asuncion
Loren Legarda, Joyce Kilmer and The Sniper – What connects them together? It’s their love or need for trees.
Loren Legarda, a Filipina senator. Loren’s love for trees is known, a love which manifested itself early in childhood. She claims to have had a happy childhood “climbing trees and playing jackstones” in that Malabon compound where she [...]
