What Now?
AS FLOODWATERS in my beloved hometown Macababad continue to subside and people’s lives slowly begin to acquire a state of normalcy, my town mates’ frustration, anger, angst and collective gnashing of the teeth that were overwhelmingly prevalent just a week ago are also starting to lose steam, with the flames that burned brightly at the […]
Safety first
LEARNING MUST never stop. So says the Department of Education. This was the battle cry that reverberated during the Covid-19 pandemic and extended to this day whenever classes are suspended due to natural calamities such as typhoon and flooding. Ensuring that learning continues through alternative delivery modalities seems logical at first glance. Although this is […]
‘Macababad’ town awakes
FOR AS long as I can remember, we Macabebe folks have been used to leaning on humor to cope with the annual flooding. To a fault, we have romanticized resiliency in facing relentless flooding in the town. Proof? We have even started to name our beloved town as “Macababad” and tried to outdo each other […]