A typhoon poured a rain equivalent to one month in just one day in Manila which caused a massive flooding, it forced millions of people out of their homes and destroying billions worth of properties. Never in history that this kind of flooding occurred and no one even expected it to happen. A few weeks later another storm hits the island resulting to land slides at the northern part of the country and the flooding destroyed crops. Why is this happening? To answer, we need to climb up our mountains and see for ourselves if we still have trees; we need to go outside and smell the air we breath; or maybe we simply need to open our eyes and understand that we are the culprit. We need to act to improve the quality of our atmosphere, go for renewable energy, eliminate fossil fuels, protect our nature, plant more trees, let's reuse and recycle.
After a much heated campaigns the election fever are almost finally over. Pending the final canvassing of votes by the congress the people have chosen a new leader to rule the country for the next 6 years. The presumptive president is a mayor from a city down south of the Philippines known for his iron fisted style of government. What makes this election interesting is the process on how people now choose their leaders. Traditionally, we oath to go for people with great experience, plans, smart and proper character and attitude someone we normally call 'honorable'. This election changed that idea, people now go for leaders with real simple plans to solve recurring problems in the society, strong work portfolio to showcase their capability to govern and implement real solutions. Good luck to the newly elected president, I wish you well in your quest to change this country into something everyone wish it should be. Peace!
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