Help Kalibo

I am home recovering from Fever, LBM and allergies, which I most likely got from Kalibo because we were not wearing masks, when we are supposed to. I was down for a couple of days, and so were some of my Help Kalibo Relief Operations associates. It is our fault not wearing a mask, my [...]

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Aside from the Kalibo Town people, other towns beside Kalibo were also affected by Typhoon Frank, especially those living beside the river banks, like in Pinamuk-an, New Washington, Aklan where we were advised to go because it has not received any relief but needs to be reached.
We had a meeting last July 7, 2008 [...]

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July 18, 2008, 3pm, Packing day for the Help Kalibo Relief Operation scheduled tomorrow, Ate Janet and I went ahead to Caticlan to take a separate Van to Kalibo because we can’t fit in one vehicle with the relief goods. We saw areas in Kalibo still very dirty, rehabilitation of the town after almost one [...]

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Edward, 7
“Takot po ako nuong pag baha, kasi malakas ang hangin at tubig”
“Tinangay ng baha ang mga gamit ko”
“At mga notebook ko”
“At mga papel ko”
“pencil”
“Ang bag ko”
“Nilamig po ako”
“Nagutom kami”
“Bumagsak ang bahay namin”
I was so scared when the storm came
Because the wind and the waves were so strong
The flood washed away my things
And my notebooks
And [...]

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I called Luzette to let her know ate Janet and I has arrived at the Kalibo airport, she then told me she’s on her way and that she and Mark already bought us Masks…I asked why? and she replied in quite an alarming voice “Mam, mabaho ang Kalibo at madumi, baka mag ka outbreak ng [...]

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Seeing Kalibo broke my heart. I was flown in to Kalibo when I was just 2 weeks old and stayed until it was time for kindergarten school (yes, im a grown up now :-)). I spent a lot of annual vacations and brought a lot of friends along the way over the years, in fact, [...]

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