I’ve been seeing some pictures on facebook that I feel embody this slogan so I put some of them together. Banner art by @annamarri.
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How to make sense of flood alerts.
Under the heavy rainfall warning system, a yellow warning is raised when the expected rainfall amount is between 7.5 mm to 15 mm within one hour and likely to continue.
Communities given this advisory are advised to be aware of the weather condition and warned that flooding may be possible in low-lying areas.
The green alert is raised in areas where rainfall is between 15 mm to 30 mm within one hour. Flooding is a definite threat in communities under the green alert.
A red alert is issued when downpours constitute an emergency. This is raised when observed rainfall is more than 30 mm within one hour or if rainfall has continued for the past three hours and is more than 65 mm.
When Pagasa raises a Red warning, communities should be prepared to respond. It means serious flooding is seen and that residents should be ready to evacuate to safety.
How it works:
Based on the alert level, find out if your area is affected. For example, if you live in Marikina, go to Project Noah. The real time flood reference for Marikina can be seen if you click flood maps and go to flood inundation. PAGASA generate flood scenario for Marikina river every 10 min.
In cases of alerts, it’s the LGU in charge:
MMDA Flood Control - 882-4177, 882-0925
Parañaque DPOS - 829-2056
Manila Traffic Hotline - 527-3087
Cainta Traffic Hotline - 646-0044, 655-7368 loc. 164
Las Piñas Traffic - 874-5756, 874-3957, 874-3927
Mandaluyong Hotline - 534-2993
Taguig Traffic - 838-4301 loc. 7112
Marikina STOC - 646-1651
Pasig Traffic - 643-0000, 724-5813Makati Public Safety Dept - 844-3146, 819-3270
all LGUs have identified evacuation areas to be used in case of flooding. These are the Bgy. Multi-purpose ctrs., selected bgy. halls, and public schools- Elementary and H.S.
For more see Government Information During National Disasters.
National Artist Napoleon Abueva, dubbed as the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture, is in dire need of blood donors (type A) after a bladder rupture. He’s currently confined at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute.
Please contact Amihan Abueva at 0917-801-8166.
For the information of my fellow Isko’s and Iska’s, this is the man behind the replicas of the Oblation in several U.P. chapters: Los Baños, Baguio, Tacloban, Miag-ao and Mindanao, as well as the Nine Muses (Ang Mga Diwata ng Sining) in U.P. Diliman, among others.
Gandhi’s Top 10 Fundamentals
After I saw this post from Tumblr-er Francesca, I felt like doing my own version of that awesome text. Here’s what I came up with…
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What Really Matters in Life
- A vacationing American businessman standing on the pier of a quaint coastal fishing village in southern Mexico watched as a small boat with just one young Mexican fisherman pulled into the dock. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. Enjoying the warmth of the early afternoon sun, the American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish.
- Businessman: How long did it take you to catch them?
- Fisherman: Oh, a few hours.
- Businessman: Why don't you stay out longer and catch more fish?
- Fisherman: With this I have more than enough to support my family's needs.
- Businessman: But what do you do with the rest of your time?
- Fisherman: I sleep late, play with my children, watch ballgames, and take siesta with my wife. Sometimes in the evenings I take a stroll into the village to see my friends, play the guitar, sing a few songs...
- Businessman: Look, I have an MBA from Harvard, and I can help you to be more profitable. You can start by fishing several hours longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra money, you can buy a bigger boat. With the additional income that larger boat will bring, before long you can buy a second boat, then a third one, and so on, until you have an entire fleet of fishing boats. Then, instead of selling your catch to a middleman you'll be able to sell your fish directly to the processor, or even open your own cannery. Eventually, you could control the product, processing and distribution. You could leave this tiny coastal village and move to Mexico City, or possibly even Los Angeles or New York City, where you could even further expand your enterprise.
- Fisherman: But how long will all this take?
- Businessman: Probably about 15-20 years, maybe less if you work really hard.
- Fisherman: And then what, señor?
- Businessman: Why, that's the best part! When the time is right, you would sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You would make millions.
- Fisherman: Millions? Really? What would I do with it all?
- Businessman: Then you could happily retire with all the money you've made. You could move to a quaint coastal fishing village where you could sleep late, play with your grandchildren, watch ballgames, and take siesta with your wife. You could stroll to the village in the evenings where you could play the guitar and sing with your friends all you want.
fantasies of a bottom dweller: Gilbert Teodoro is My President
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