Manila Tragedy

The past few days have been really terrible for our friends and folks who are based in Manila and some parts of the north. The calamity brought about by typhoon Ondoy has brought sufferings to a lot of our brothers and sisters who are based in Luzon.

I have been watching the news for the past 4 days and indeed a lot of areas have not yet been reached by our voluteers who took care of the relief operations. It's sad to think that from someone who lives a bit far from the metropolis so isolated from the tragedy, the only way we can help is by sending in relief in any way possible. The most basic of needs are scarce in most areas in Manila and it really gets painful to think of the people, especially the children, the sick and those who cant fight for themselves who are flooded and drenched with nothing decent to drink or eat.

We have been running our own Ondoy relief campaign here in the office and it is so overwhelming that colleagues, even with the emptiest wallets, have pitched in just to be able to reach our fellowmen in need. It even becomes more overwhelming to think that the rest of our countrymen are doing the same.

My condolences to those families who lost their loved ones. Relief and restoration is something that we all can work on hand in hand, but the loss of a loved one is too big a wound to heal. My prayers go out to all of you who have lost their loved ones, homes, possessions, jobs… I couldn’t think of any other more powerful tool than prayers.

God is good, and God will always be good.