There is also calmness not only before but after the storm only that there is much to be done: rebuild bridges or homes, look for missing friends or family members, nurse the wounded and eventually bury the dead. For the… Read More ›
Month: May 2009
Pawa Hospital Is Sick: Let’s Do Something And Help
My email and open letter to the president of the Philippine Hospital Association (PHA). May 27, 2009 Bulan, Sorsogon To the incumbent president of the Philippine Hospital Association (PHA): Dear Sir: I am fascinated by your motto Take That… Read More ›
The Way To Bulan Eco-Park
By: jun asuncion +* LGU- Bulan Mayor Helen De Castro and Tony Boy Gilana We have taken all these photos by ourselves on that sultry summer morning last April 2009. As I was sorting out the photos for this documentary article,… Read More ›
Sta. Remedios Charity Medical Clinic
By: Angelita de Guzman Kowalewsky (click photo to enlarge) COMPASSION, yes, it was compassion for the sick, the helpless and the vulnerable, that made all of these happen. Sta. Remedios is a small village located in the town of Bulan,… Read More ›
Part II: The MDCC And The Bulan Rescue Team
The Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council or MDCC and the Bulan Rescue Team deserve once again the highest respect for their selfless efforts and efficient performance in saving the lives of many Bulaneños and of coordinating the whole disaster management at the height… Read More ›
Part I: The Storm Dante: Images Of Survival
Tuloy Po or Please Come In is unmistakably Bulaneño hospitality… Even when Bulan is under water brought about by the devastating typhoon Dante last May 1-2. But who will come in, what kind of guests when pupils… Read More ›
My Dogs Georgie Boy And Lucie
By: Dora the Mouse It was unusually cold in this particular winter night. The temperature tonight dropped down to – 17 degrees. I went out to get some firewood at the backyard and it was freezing cold. I live alone… Read More ›
BULAN RESCUE TEAM ASSISTS MAGALLANES LANDSLIDE VICTIMS
Bulan, Sorsogon, May 8, 2009- As a show of solidarity with the People of Magallanes Town, Bulan Town Mayor dispatched on May 6 & 7, the Bulan Rescue Team headed by Councilor Simmy Gerona to assist the residents of the… Read More ›
BULAN TOWN BEARS BRUNT OF TYPHOON DANTE FLOODING; HEROISM DISPLAYED BY MANY BULANENOS
( LGU-PIO ) Bulan, Sorsogon, May 4, 2009 – Once more, the spirit of Bayanihan and volunteerism was displayed by many Bulanenos at the height of the massive rains and flooding brought about by Typhoon Dante on May 1-2, 2009…. Read More ›
BULAN RESCUE TEAM SAVES FOUR FISHERMEN
Bulan PIO-LGU-Bulan 1 Bulan, Sorsogon, May 5, 2009 — Four fishermen from Barangay Zone 7, Bulan, Sorsogon were rescued by the Bulan Rescue Team headed by Municipal Councilor Simmy Gerona on May 3, a day after Typhoon Dante hit the… Read More ›
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