A Day of Mourning

Today, the remains of the Philippines' DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo has been found. His plane crashed just two days ago. This is a sad thing for the Philippines. Admittedly, it is only now that I knew of who he really is. It is only now that I realized of his goodness. I do not normally say these remarks to anyone, especially to someone with position in the Philippine government.

When someone passes away, it is normal to say all the good things. Sometimes, I do not even care to watch the news because I know that everything that will be said are everything good, wonderful, magnificent, kind, generous and all those adjectives. It is just a good thing that this time, I managed to watch the news. They showed how humble he is. My father even told me that the house of Sec. Robredo was shown and it was just small. He also said that he just sometimes ride a bus, considering that he has been working in the government for quite a long time. I must commend him for resisting the temptation of corrupting, if he actually did not corrupt. I am not in the position to judge him as a whole, because nobody ever has the capacity to. I think, however, that if he is still alive, the whole country will not even know about all these things and will not be able to appreciate him. This is a sad thing, as well, that the person has to die first before everyone will notice what he has done.

May his soul rest in peace.

Wanted: Help!

I do not know if you already know about what happened in the Philippines just last week. Although classes and work have been suspended in many provinces of the country, I still was not able to update this blog. Anyway, there was not a typhoon, but DEFINITELY the rains were torrential. It rained all day, and there were floods in so many places!
I managed to help, in small ways that I could. My mom does not even want me to spend because she said I am just a student. Still, I donated part of my savings, I bought some toiletries and donated them to our school's donation projects. However small, I still believe that for those devastated families, it is of great help.
I really wanted to create this post, not to brag about what I did, but encourage you to help. Again, I think this is just a very small effort for me, but having to help, in ways that I could, is already a big accomplishment for me.