It's been close to a year since Super Typhoon Yolanda ravaged the Visayas and rehabilitation for those affected is still ongoing. It is in this light that Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO) used the power of art to heal the hearts of those traumatized by the calamity. The tech giant partnered with the Visual Arts Committee, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and Philippine Science High School–Eastern Visayas Campus to develop Lakas Pilipino: Lakas Natin, an art therapy workshop for the youth meant to provide Yolanda victims a creative ... Continue Reading...
The Anderson Cooper report
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...
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