‘Senses and Sensibility’ Archives
EDSA and the lessons on prudence
I became a victim of irresponsible journalism lately when I was quoted by a fellow writer without being interviewed. In the article I was supposed to comment on the statement of a presidential sister who came to Leyte to lead a medical mission. It is sad that said writer based her article on hearsay, something she heard from out of an informal conversation in the office. She assumed that she could quote people during informal conversations or write about issues she overheard and make them [...]
Reminiscing EDSA
I was carrying my eldest child in my womb when I first experienced the first EDSA. I was inside the Malacanang Palace that time with my husband heavy with child waiting for Executive Secretary Tuvera’s Office in the Administrative building to open. Then we heard shootings and we cowered in fear and hid in the communications room in the basement. Later, I was made to call my aunt, then Major Olivia C. Lumakang who was inside the residential areas; she was a member of the medical corp of [...]
LMWD water and the presence of Amoeba
The recent case of Diarrhea among 67 inmates at the Tacloban City Jail is a concern not only of the City Government of Tacloban but more so of the Leyte Metropolitan Water District which has been holding on to the management of the water facility despite its inability to provide enough potable water to the city. The paid commentators of the LMWD instead of getting alarmed at the situation and responsibly assessing the problem, has began getting defensive saying the contamination of the LMWD [...]
Behind a pleasant meeting there is no need to apologize
The workhorse and the next representative-nominee of the An Waray party- list explained the boundaries of its services and its funding utilization on hospitals. He was reacting to this column’s earlier article which complains the exclusion of the Tacloban City Hospital in its coverage which is mostly lodged at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center. The party- list is prevented from serving the Tacloban City Hospital based on provisions set by DBM. This is because TCH is not [...]
The Truth Died With Him: A Portrait of Two Mothers
The death of General Angelo Reyes brought to oblivion certain truths that remained his forever. He sacrificed his life in order to prevent himself from testifying in the probe that would surely expose his seeming friends and former bosses and colleagues. It could even be that he wanted to shield the wife who had been allegedly implicated in various withdrawals from the AFP. In most probability, he did not want the truth about what she did to come from his own mouths. It is hard to be a [...]
Manila sojourn in the face of relief operations
Some Sangguniang Panlungsod members were criticized for passing an Ordinance that made Sangyaw as the official Festival in Tacloban City just after declaring Tacloban in a State of Calamity. These people think that life must stand still just because it is raining hard; or work will have to be stalled due to the heavy rains. Children have a way of saying it: There are no classes as the blackboard is wet! Much as it is the secret wish of every child to play in the rain than go to school, [...]
Villages must hold accountable of their garbage
There are villages in the city which are hopelessly dirty no matter how hard the City government tries to make Tacloban a clean and green habitat. Garbage are thrown or left along streets to rot and smell, an embarrassing sight. Garbage collection is scheduled twice a week to accommodate all the villages. The garbage truck collectors follow a regular routine unless the trucks bog down and get broken so these are checked and fixed by mechanics. Unless such happen, they follow the schedule [...]
Fighting for Tacloban’s Cultural Identity
The passage of the ordinance making Sangyaw as the official cultural festival of Tacloban City will put to rest the cultural identity crisis that the city usually experience in the past. Every place in the country has its own cultural identity through its festival that is usually timed during its fiesta. This is why; the festival is confused as a religious activity. In the recent furor about the introduction of the resolution to make Sangyaw, Tacloban’s official festival, people who are [...]
Redirecting Resources For Tacloban
There is always a right time. P-Noy did the right thing when he bought his Porsche which others said was wrongly timed. From early on, the olds have conditioned us that opportunity knocks rarely, those who succeed in life are those who are prepared when that rare time comes; but when certain individuals ride on others’ back just to take advantage of the moment, people has to be wary and careful at their real intentions. In Tacloban, when Mayor Alfred Romualdez set up 3 health centers in [...]
The 3rd Hand Porsche
That piece of white thing, regal looking and stately has created a furor. People who were supposed to be working hard for a living so one day they can also own even a semblance of it went to the streets to create noise, others flooded the web with criticisms and unsolicited views. As if, they need to be consulted if and when a private citizen wants to make good use of his money. The President bought the car as a private person else he would have used public funds if he were doing it with [...]
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