Sunday, December 1, 2013
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Addendum (25 days 'till Christmas Day)
Just another bunch of things and then some:
- 2014 Butt Calendar. Perhaps for my gay friends too. Enough said.
- That or the cheeky calendar starring the Warwick University rowers (segue: rowers are easily my kind of sexy athletes -- alongside in this collective are platform divers). It's for charity -- a cause against homophobic bullying.
Both please!!!
Both please!!!
- a Canon PowerShot
- a portable turntable (so hipster, I know!)
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- I really want to take a trip with friends outside Bicol and explore a new place
- I've always wanted a hedgehog
- I wish more success to Mr. Kengkoy PH and its endeavors
- I really, really want to hear news about construction of houses for Yolanda/Haiyan survivors
Maybe the design of what's above is too much, but a city of shipping container house is better than a tent city and seems right on the budget.
What's on your wish list?
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
Congratulations are in order
Although I still couldn't believe the fact that the one who wins the crown didn't actually answer the question thrown at her.
The question was "what is your biggest fear", and her answer was "if we overcome our fear we can face any challenge" blah. Wrong! Luto!
Congrats, Ariella Arida! Keri na. She finished 3rd Runner-up.
Anyway, congrats as well to Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire for winning the boxing rematch against bokalbs Armenian.
Because of these two people, we were able to smile for a couple of hours. The Filipino waterproof spirit has been more uplifted.
Aftermath
I didn't realized the weight of the damages (thus the devil-may-care post) until I was eyes and ears on an ABS-CBN News Special last Saturday afternoon on the hard-to-swallow truth that has befallen in Leyte and nearby areas (directly) hit my Haiyan/Yolanda.
Quotang-quota na mukha ni Atom Araullo sa CNN.
Seriously now, it's becoming more heartbreaking each time I switch to news channels (Aksyon, GMA News, wala pong ANC ang Caceres Cable). Some of us are just lucky that we are not in the our kababayans' soiled slippers.
Quotang-quota na mukha ni Atom Araullo sa CNN.
Seriously now, it's becoming more heartbreaking each time I switch to news channels (Aksyon, GMA News, wala pong ANC ang Caceres Cable). Some of us are just lucky that we are not in the our kababayans' soiled slippers.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Yo Yolanda, 'bye!
The storm dubbed as "the most intense typhoon ever to have make landfall" wasn't as bad as expected in our region -- Thank God! I like to think this so has happened because a lot of people prayed -- and they might have even prayed the Oratio Imperata.
Amen to this!
Supertyphoon Yolanda (international codename: Haiyan) is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility at around 2 pm this afternoon.
Amen to this!
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Monster Supertyphoon Yolanda, say what?!
Praises for Gov. Salceda and team's immediate action, galing!
Albay takes urgent measures against monster supertyphoon Yolanda
By Johnny C. Nunez
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — Albay has taken urgent measures in preparation for what is billed as “Monster Supertyphoon Yolanda” which is expected to hit the country Friday afternoon, November 8.
Albay Gov. Joey Salceda has ordered an all out preparation against Typhoon Yolanda, forecast to make a landfall between Southern Luzon and the Vizayas by 2 p.m. this coming Friday.
Salceda has ordered all cities, towns and barangays of the province to mobilize and flex their muscle to ensure their ‘Zero Casualty‘ goal that goes with ‘preemptive evacuation,’ two campaigns Albay has popularized in its disaster risk reduction (DRR) program.
“Now is the time to prepare and act. We ask the various disaster risk reduction and management offices from cities, towns and barangays to start reviewing their response strategies to the impact of floods, flashfloods, landslides, storm surges and strong winds on exposed households and critical resources,” Salceda stressed.
Typhoon Yolanda was referred previously by PAGASA as TD 31, which Salceda said is “a monster and it has been long since forecasters have agreed on a consensus” about it. It has winds reaching 222 kph. It is forcast to make a landfall by 2 p.m. or towards evening of Friday, November 8, between Southern Luzon and the Visayas.
The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office has called up emergency meetings with the local DRR management offices, and a ‘preemptive evacuation” may be ordered soon. Salceda said households near riverbanks, lahar and mountain slopes should start preparing their evacuation kits and familiarize themselves with their evacuation routes and evacuation camps.
Salceda has specifically ordered the following: 1) Conduct of PDRRMC Emergency Meeting on November 5 at the AECID Hall for the PAGASA briefing and preparedness update; 2). City, town and barangay DRRMCs to shift to State of Heightened Alert and close monitoring for any shift in track and rainfall, and closely monitor their respective areas and execute measures to ensure zero casualty;
3). Check on the availability of their Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) or Quick Response Fund and have them ready to support emergency evacuation needs; 4). Physically inspectthe state of response, search, rescue and retrieval equipage and implement remedies to address strategic gaps;
5). Close monitoring of the sea surface movements and keep fishermen and small seacraft updated for disaster avoidance; and 6). Postpone local educational tours previously approved covering the period from November 6 to 10, 2013.
Noting that newly elected barangay officials begin their term on November 30 yet, Salceda urged incumbent baranagay officials to collaborate closely with their successors for the sake of their zero casualty goal. “May God bless us all,” he said.
Typhoon Wilma, a much weaker storm, cruised through northern Mindanao ahead of Yolanda. “Our country is facing possibly the most stormy week since Reming and Milenyo. Let us continue praying that we be spared, so Bicol would have its 2nd typhoon-free year,” he added.
Albay, a typhoon prone province, had a “peaceful” 2012, or typhoon, which local folks attributed to their praying of the “Oratio Imperata,” a special prayer composed by then Bishop Lucilo Quiambao, who dedicated it to Salceda and Albay province following the destruction by Typhoon Reming six years ago.
The Zero Casualty strategy is now a highlight feature of Albay’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) scheme and has been adopted by both the national government and many other local government units. It has helped Albay become disaster resilient.
For its impressive and outstanding accomplishments in its DRRM, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) recently conferred on Albay their Pagasa and Kalasag awards, respectively.
In recognition of the same accomplishments and proactive stance against disasters, the United Nations International Strategy for Risk Reduction (UNSDR) has declared Albay as its Global Model and Salceda himself as its Senior Global champion and spokesman on DRR and Climate Change Adaptation.
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For the prayerful, here's the prayer that is believed to have been making Bicol free from major typhoons since Supertyphoon 'Reming':
"Our Lady of Peñafrancia," "Pray for us."
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By Johnny C. Nunez
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — Albay has taken urgent measures in preparation for what is billed as “Monster Supertyphoon Yolanda” which is expected to hit the country Friday afternoon, November 8.
Albay Gov. Joey Salceda has ordered an all out preparation against Typhoon Yolanda, forecast to make a landfall between Southern Luzon and the Vizayas by 2 p.m. this coming Friday.
Salceda has ordered all cities, towns and barangays of the province to mobilize and flex their muscle to ensure their ‘Zero Casualty‘ goal that goes with ‘preemptive evacuation,’ two campaigns Albay has popularized in its disaster risk reduction (DRR) program.
“Now is the time to prepare and act. We ask the various disaster risk reduction and management offices from cities, towns and barangays to start reviewing their response strategies to the impact of floods, flashfloods, landslides, storm surges and strong winds on exposed households and critical resources,” Salceda stressed.
Typhoon Yolanda was referred previously by PAGASA as TD 31, which Salceda said is “a monster and it has been long since forecasters have agreed on a consensus” about it. It has winds reaching 222 kph. It is forcast to make a landfall by 2 p.m. or towards evening of Friday, November 8, between Southern Luzon and the Visayas.
The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office has called up emergency meetings with the local DRR management offices, and a ‘preemptive evacuation” may be ordered soon. Salceda said households near riverbanks, lahar and mountain slopes should start preparing their evacuation kits and familiarize themselves with their evacuation routes and evacuation camps.
Salceda has specifically ordered the following: 1) Conduct of PDRRMC Emergency Meeting on November 5 at the AECID Hall for the PAGASA briefing and preparedness update; 2). City, town and barangay DRRMCs to shift to State of Heightened Alert and close monitoring for any shift in track and rainfall, and closely monitor their respective areas and execute measures to ensure zero casualty;
3). Check on the availability of their Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) or Quick Response Fund and have them ready to support emergency evacuation needs; 4). Physically inspectthe state of response, search, rescue and retrieval equipage and implement remedies to address strategic gaps;
5). Close monitoring of the sea surface movements and keep fishermen and small seacraft updated for disaster avoidance; and 6). Postpone local educational tours previously approved covering the period from November 6 to 10, 2013.
Noting that newly elected barangay officials begin their term on November 30 yet, Salceda urged incumbent baranagay officials to collaborate closely with their successors for the sake of their zero casualty goal. “May God bless us all,” he said.
Typhoon Wilma, a much weaker storm, cruised through northern Mindanao ahead of Yolanda. “Our country is facing possibly the most stormy week since Reming and Milenyo. Let us continue praying that we be spared, so Bicol would have its 2nd typhoon-free year,” he added.
Albay, a typhoon prone province, had a “peaceful” 2012, or typhoon, which local folks attributed to their praying of the “Oratio Imperata,” a special prayer composed by then Bishop Lucilo Quiambao, who dedicated it to Salceda and Albay province following the destruction by Typhoon Reming six years ago.
The Zero Casualty strategy is now a highlight feature of Albay’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) scheme and has been adopted by both the national government and many other local government units. It has helped Albay become disaster resilient.
For its impressive and outstanding accomplishments in its DRRM, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) recently conferred on Albay their Pagasa and Kalasag awards, respectively.
In recognition of the same accomplishments and proactive stance against disasters, the United Nations International Strategy for Risk Reduction (UNSDR) has declared Albay as its Global Model and Salceda himself as its Senior Global champion and spokesman on DRR and Climate Change Adaptation.
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For the prayerful, here's the prayer that is believed to have been making Bicol free from major typhoons since Supertyphoon 'Reming':
"Our Lady of Peñafrancia," "Pray for us."
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