Nagawa ang pagpatay sa pamamagitan ng landmine sa Las Navas sa Northern Samar. Mga miyembro ng 803rd Brigade ang nasawi na pabalik na sa headquarters para umuwi sa pamilya sa Pasko at bagong taon.
Malalim ang sama ng loob ni Parlade. Sabi niya:
“ Ang tanong namin: nasaan ang mga human rights advocates? Nasaan ang mga nagpu-protekta ng karapatan ng mga bata?
Kausap ko ang aking kamag-anak kahapon at nagkamustahan kung paano sinalubong ang bagong taon. Sila ng kanyang dalawang anak na dalaga ay nagpunta sa Eastwood. Sa unang pagkakataon, sabi niya, sa labas ng bahay siya ng New Year. Ang dami-daming tao daw at punong –puno ang lahat na restawran.
Sabi nga niya, sa pag-iba ng panahon, naiiba na rin ang mga tradisyun.
Ako, lumaki sa tradisyun sa probinsya na kapag bagong taon, may sayawan sa plaza. Kapag malapit na ang bagong taon, may misa. Sabay-sabay ang buong baryo na magsalubong ng bagong taon. Kasama ang banda, umiikot sa buong baryo at nagsisigaw ng “Adios, (kung ano ang taong lilisanin) at “Viva (kung anong bagong taon).
Let’s all welcome the New Year with hope and determination to uphold the values of truth and honesty in all our dealings with our fellowmen.…
As we approach the New Year, we always promise ourselves improvements if not change for the better.
I’m sharing with you some of the articles I find useful in this world where we have to cope with a lot of toxic elements that are not our own making but we are compelled to deal with.
This article, “Harnessing good stress” is from MSNBC:
“Stress is not always a bad thing — it’s what you do with it that’s key. Here are some ways to avoid the pitfalls of pressure overload:
Bakit ba ganun tayo mag-celebrate ng New Year, nakakasakit ng katawan?
Noong nagkaroon ako ng Marshall Mc Luhan grant sa Canada noon 1999, nagsalita ako sa isang grupo ng mga Pilipinong estudyante sa elementary grades sa Winnipeg. Tinanong ko sila kung ano ang name-miss nila sa Pilipinas. May ilang sumagot ng putukan kapag bagong taon.
Talagang mami-miss nila ang putukan sa New year dahil istrikto ang Canada sa paglinis ng kanilang kapaligiran.
Kung maari lang umaalis ako sa Manila kapag bagong taon dahil may asthma ko. Kapag New year, nagkukulong na lang ako sa kuwarto.
Dati okay sa probinsiya namin, may sayawan sa plasa. Pag dumating ng hating gabi, umiikot sa buong baryo at sumisigaw ng “Adios” sa patapos na taon at “Viva” sa bagong taon.
This sad situation has created also another kind of job in the Philippines : mothers taking care of children of mothers who go abroad to take care of other people’s children.
One of the outstanding entries in the this year’s Philippine Expat/OFW Blog awards was Niña Simon’s “My Mom’s Quasi-orphanage” . It won the Nokia award for Philippine-based blogs that also deal with overseas Filipino workers.
Simon’s blog is http://pinaywriteroraldiarrhea2.blogspot.com.
Here’s her winning article which PEBA has allowed me to reprint here:
Una ay ang pagbomba sa simbahan sa loob ng kampo ng Philippine National Police sa Jolo at ang pangalawa ay ang pagtakas ng apat na suspek ng pambubumba sa detention center ng PNP sa Zamboanga city.
Kung sino man ang may kagagawan ng pagbubomba sa simbahan, maitim ang kanyang kaluluwa.
Nakakabahala din ito dahil kung itong lugar na dapat protektado dahil nasa loob ng kampo ng pulis ay napasukan ng terorista, saan pa ang lugar na ligtas ang ordinaryong mamamayan?
Wala naman daw namatay ngunit sampo ang nasugatan.
There are so many things to thank for this Christmas despite… you know what those are. Let’s celebrate the birth of our Creator, who makes…
Christmas is a time for coming home. And so it came as no surprise when most of the health workers belonging to the “Morong 43”…
Update:Trillanes vows support of Aquino’s anti corruption drive
Sen. Antonio Trillanes reiterated today (Dec. 23) his support for President Aquino in his first visit to the Senate since he was elected senator in May 2007.
In his first press conference at the Senate, Trillanes said his support for Aquino who granted him and more than 300 members of the military would include fighting corruption. “One way we can help the President is to give him information on the ground. We can relate these directly to the President without going to the media first for publicity purposes.” http://verafiles.org/main/news/trillanes-vows-support-of-aquino%E2%80%99s-anti-corruption-drive/
He stepped out of his detention cell in Camp Crame at 9:24 p.m, Dec. 20 (Monday). His release was made possible by the order of Judge Oscar Pimentel to turn him over to the custody of the Senate.
Trillanes statement:
I would like to express my gratitude once again to President Aquino and all those who made this Amnesty possible.
Likewise, I thank my family,friends and supporters who patiently stood by us through this long and difficult journey.
Finally to our countrymen, be assured of our unwavering commitment to selflessly serve our Country and People. May God bless us all.”
Trillanes a victim of betrayal: Robles
By David Dizon, abs-cbnNEWS.com