I told you about what he did but you don't know how he looks. This is Mike Manlungat (thanks, Alex, for taking the photo), the one I wrote about in my op-ed column … [Read more...]
Mike and Ben
October 8, 2009 By 48 Comments
At 9.00 a.m. on September 26, the high school volleyball team of La Salle Antipolo left the vicinity of Boni Avenue after a match. One of the athletes, Isay Manlungat, left … [Read more...]
Published on Thursday
October 5, 2009 By 4 Comments
It isn't exactly the time to talk about leisure and vacations but if all I think and write about are Ondoy and Pepeng, I think I'll go nuts. Good thing that I was asked to … [Read more...]
Flood-related diseases and infections
October 4, 2009 By 9 Comments
If you've visited an evacuation center, you'll know how huge sanitation problems are. There are not enough toilet facilities and, because most evacuation centers are public … [Read more...]
Why we always store water
October 2, 2009 By 13 Comments
In the city, we had overhead tanks. When we moved to Antipolo where water supply was abundant (care of the subdivision developer), we didn't find it necessary to install … [Read more...]
Simple pleasures
October 1, 2009 By 8 Comments
It is by no means the best food photo I have taken. The fried hito (catfish) and sinigang that we had for lunch today are not the most special dishes I have cooked. But … [Read more...]
Still feeling the after effects of Ondoy
September 30, 2009 By 18 Comments
When power was restored in our area on Tuesday, and after the announcements that classes would remain suspended until Saturday, one of the first instructions that I gave my … [Read more...]
Worst typhoon in 40 years
September 29, 2009 By 38 Comments
Power in our area has not been restored as I compose this column (for Manila Standard Today). I am seated at the Areva Pavilion of the MMLDC compound along Sumulong Highway in … [Read more...]
Because I refused to feel defeated
September 28, 2009 By 10 Comments
Still no power here. We're temporarily lodged elsewhere so that we can at least charge our cell phones and not feel too cut off from the rest of the world. I haven't checked … [Read more...]
Dark and dry
September 26, 2009 By 12 Comments
There was a storm raging when we got up this morning. Hard rain, strong winds, bad visibility. The thing is, our area is not in the direct path of the storm. If it were, wed … [Read more...]
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