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We have been too focused on the ill-effects and devastation of Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana effects that the devastation of Pepeng/Parma which pounded Northern Luzon for more than a week was not given due noticed until the devastation was widespread.

Massive flooding in so many places which not just affected crops but homes and businesses as well. There have also been a lot of casualties caused by landslides.

Sigh.

It would have been great if the government can provide mobile homes to our affected countrymen as temporary shelters but as it is, rescue boats, rubber boats are not even available to be used.

I sincerely hope rescue efforts will continue so help those who were affected.

I sincerely hope and pray that relief goods would reach the right people too.

Tags: Parma, pepeng, Philippines, summer, thoughts

All proceeds from the sale of every Original Glazed doughnuts TODAY, October 11, 2009, will go to Krispy Kreme’s fund in cooperation with Philippine National Red Cross Rizal Chapter and ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya for those who were affected by typhoon Ondoy.

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We need assurance that our country will be safe as we brace ourselves with Supertyphoon Parma which is considered a category 5.

We have been through a lot last weekend and the days after the typhoon and now this new threat.

I tried to pacify my nervous feelings by reading on the Word and I turned the Bible to the time when Jesus calmed the storm:

Yes, we pray that we will be delivered from this ordeal. God help this country.

UPDATE 8:20am: Parma has changed course and is not directly affecting MegaManila although the northern pat of the country is experiencing rains.

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The country experienced one of the worst floods. It was so sudden that almost everyone was caught unaware.

We were so close to being affected by flood waters and we are thankful that prayers worked wonders. Now we pray even harder not only for our family but for others as well.

Our neighbors were not spared from the flood waters. As of today we can still see a lot of debris scattered on the streets because garbage trucks haven’t been  where we are the past week. Mattresses, wooden cabinets, books, electrical appliances like television, microwave ovens and even tv stands can be seen on the road.

Now as our country is being battered by yet another (category 5) supertyphoon, we can’t say we are ready for another round of rains.

God bless this country.

Tags: Ketsana, Ondoy, Parma, Philippines, storm, typhoon

With hundreds of lives lost during the typhoon Ondoy or typhoon Ketsana, perhaps some people are now thinking if they were able to get life insurance for their lost loved ones, everything would have been easier to deal with.

Not that I am saying what happened was easy but it could have made dealing with issues easier.

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And now  we brace ourselves for another round of last week’s rains. Sigh.

God be with us.

Tags: Parma, pepeng, Philippines, supertyphoon, weather

So many health issues are now being dealt with in the different evacuation centers where the displaced people are staying after typhoon Ondoy (international code name Ketsana) wrecked havoc to this poor country of ours. Yes, disease control should be on top of the list of concerns.

I heard over the radio for the past two days Ted Failon‘s call for donations for portalets and it was a good thing that a lot donated for this particular concern.

Doctors and nurses as well as other health workers are being deployed where they are immediately needed .

I just hope that medical research and development like those concerned with dengue, h1N1, and other concerns (like cancer research will not take a back seat.

As we brace ourselves with Parma, a (category 5) typhoon, we not only arm  ourselves with provisions but with prayers too.

Tags: Parma, pepeng, Philippines, typhoon, weather