Just in case you missed it on CNN.... I am in utter disbelief myself seeing on the news dead bodies lying around and survivors still not having access to food FIVE days after super typhoon Haiyan hit. Here's one lucid observation about how the disaster response has been managed (or mismanaged). In the words of Assistant Secretary Lila Shahani of the National Anti-Poverty Commission: "Given the scale of the devastation, it is natural that we ask some hard questions. Was the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (chaired by Senator ... Continue Reading...
Visa requirement to HK? think again
The Hong Kong Legislative Council passed a resolution last week seeking to impose sanctions on the Philippines for its failure to apologize and compensate victims of the 2010 Manila bus hostage crisis. And one of the threats being dangled was the revocation of Filipinos' visa-free access to HK. The timing couldn't be better as the warnings were made just as super typhoon Yolanda beat down on the Visayas with full force. It left a rather bad taste in the mouth. For most of us in Manila, the common reaction was: "who the hell cares? We will go to Bangkok, or ... Continue Reading...
How to donate to victims of typhoon #YolandaPH (updated)
I pray that my relatives & friends in the Leyte/Southern Leyte/ Cebu areas hardest hit by super typhoon Yolanda are safe and well. Also, the rest of our countrymen who were in the path of this killer storm... I hope you are fine wherever you are. I can't imagine how SAD some people will be this Christmas season, without a roof on their heads and stripped of most basic possessions. Being strong and able, we should do all we can to help. As a public service, we've compiled a list of reliable organizations from where you can send money, relief good or call to organize ... Continue Reading...
H&M is indeed opening in the Philippines!
..... but we just don't know when :) Sources said H&M (short for Hennes & Mauritz) has applied with the Board of Investments, an agency under the Department of Trade and Industry. But contrary to speculation, the Swedish clothing retailer is not teaming up with SM Retail Inc. to avoid direct competition with other brands the SM group has already franchised - Forever 21 and Uniqlo. More likely, H&M will open in the Philippines as a wholly-owned foreign retailer firm where investment rules state that you can qualify if you have paid-up capital of $7.5 million or ... Continue Reading...
@BreezePH sets new Guinness World Record
Repost from Wenchie Sabban: A changed face of Manila and Manila Bay with the Million People March against the PDAF (pork barrel) and corruption. Was feeling under the weather yesterday so only monitored the events on Facebook.With the historic People Power 1 & 2 and now, the Philippines really sets the record for mass-initiated protests that make a difference. . One Saturday August 17, another precedent was happening at the University of Makati. A total of 2,132 mothers banded together to break a Guinness World Record for the Philippines by simultaneously ... Continue Reading...
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