Litratong Pinoy: LINIS (Clean)

Mistulang mga ilog pa rin ang mga kalyeng malalapit sa aming bahay dito sa Taguig City makalipas ang apat na araw mula nang maranasan ang bagyong Ondoy. Ang mga bahay at sasakyan ay pinasok ng magkahalong tubig at putik. Matrabahong paglilinis ang kinakaharap ng mga tagarito; salamat pa rin dahil mayroon pa silang mga bahay at kotse na lilinisin.

Nawa ang bagyong ito ay magsilbi ring paraan upang magkaroon ng pambansang paglilinis ng sarili, pagwaksi sa mga luho at di makataong paggamit ng mga kakarampto na rekurso mula sa kalikasan, at pagdagdag sa pangmatagalang pag-aalaga sa bawat isa.

TUBIG-BAHA, HINDI MO KAYANG LUNURIN ANG AMING PAGKATAO! MANANAIG TAYO, PILIPINAS =]

LINIS = CLEAN The streets near our home look more like rivers than roads. Flooding persists even though tropical storm Ondoy has left the country some four days ago. Knee-high muddy waters have insinuated themselves into the homes and vehicles of those living in this area; we are still thankful though that they have homes and cars to clean.

May this storm be the catalyst through which we will undergo a process of "national cleansing," to purge ourselves of the unnecessary lifestyle of excesses, of total disregard for our limited natural resources. May this also instill in all of us an enduring sense that we are each others' keepers.

FLOOD WATERS, YOU WILL NOT DROWN OUR SPIRIT! WE SHALL EMERGE VICTORIOUS, PHILIPPINES!

(I am currently volunteering in two organizations aiming to help some 10,000 individuals affected by tropical storm Ondoy. We need all the help we can get. Please click on the DONATE button above to share in this mission. $1 can buy at least a kilo of rice, $2 will a good quality mat so they don't need to sleep on the damp cold floor of the evacuation center. Any amount, when pooled together, will be of enormous help. Rest assured 100% of donated money will be spent for the flood victims. Regular updates with regard to how the money is being spent will be sent to donors. Let us be the conduits of God's loving kindness =])


village of Ususan, Taguig City, September 2009, using a digicam.