I am a firm believer of the power of education in transforming lives unlike any other service that the government can provide.  We need not look elsewhere for answers to eradicate poverty and corruption. Education transforms not only the economy but also the prevailing mindset of a nation — the answer to the biggest problem in the Philippines.

The survivors of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng need our help. Their children — vessels of our hope for the future of this country depend on our support. Let us not fail them. Please donate whatever you can. The following texts were taken from a video response I got on my YouTube “Rebuilding After the Storm”.

Help our Public Schools recover from Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) and Pepeng (Parma) by donating School supplies or Cash.

Classes resumed already and there are still damaged schools and students with no school supplies to use.

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I am only one blog. I am only one voice. But today, I will pull words out of thin air. I will raise my voice until I am heard. And I will do the best that I can to let the world know that climate change is real.

It’s not a hoax. It’s not a conspiracy theory. It’s not an illusion.

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The folks over at the Department of Dam(n)s (or whatever the heck they call the collective group of dam(n) operators) are loaded with problems right now (Filipino translation: “ma-dam-ing” problema). And lately, in the same way that Metro Manila and Northern Luzon bore the brunt of typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng respectively, the Department of Dam(n)s have been bearing the brunt of blame by ALL people — the well-meaning and the well, moaning!

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