Comments on: When the unexpected happens – calamity in Botolan, Philippines

By: Pinoy Pride

Pinoy Pride — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:03:20 +0000

I definitely love reading your insight and learning from your blogsite. Thank you for the interesting and informative article. – Pinoy Pride

By: Philippine Photos

Philippine Photos — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:06:58 +0000

Pinoy Pride!!!!

By: Caring about others around the world – another calamity in the Philippines

Caring about others around the world – another calamity in the Philippines — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:11:35 +0000

[...] On Saturday, September 26, almost 14 inches of rain fell in a 6 hour period! The infrastructure of Manila and surrounding provinces was overwhelmed, resulting in enormous flooding, extensive loss of life, and massive property destruction (whole communities wiped out). When over 80% of a city of 12+ million people is underwater, the situation goes beyond being a calamity. This is the second Philippines calamity I’ve blogged about in just over 1 month. The first is here. [...]

By: benziegler

benziegler — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:12:43 +0000

Hi Alex. Nice of you to check in. And, yes… let’s hope the people of Botolan find ways to make the best of a most difficult situation.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:02:03 +0000

Thanks for the thoughtful story, Ben. I hope the typhoon doesn’t wreck too many lives.