Category Archives: Disasters

Mika’s One Earth

Posted on January 1, 2014 by acacianotes

“If there’s only one earth how come we had the typhoon in Tacloban, but not here in Manila?”, asked Mika, leaving her host dumbfounded.  The 5-year old Haiyan survivor,  along with her mother and three other siblings, evacuated to the … Continue reading →

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Of Eartha Kitt, Typhoon Haiyan, and Waray Grit

Posted on December 7, 2013 by acacianotes

A month after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged my home town, stories of death, destruction, and survival linger. However, listening to the song “Waray Waray” never fails to snap me back into a positive mode. The popular version is in Tagalog and … Continue reading →

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