Comments on: 7 Unsung Ondoy Heroes http://www.gannsdeen.com/2009/10/04/7-unsung-ondoy-heroes/ Fueled By Faith Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:22:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Gladys Arañez http://www.gannsdeen.com/2009/10/04/7-unsung-ondoy-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-5239 Gladys Arañez Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:16 +0000 http://www.gannsdeen.com/?p=2047#comment-5239 Hi, This is Gladys Arañez and I’m one of the volunteers for Design Against The Elements. We are asking for your support to please help us spread our message in raising awareness re: Philippine Climate Adaptability Challenge. Please take time to visit the links below and please post comments and ratings. Below also is a message from our Executive Director, Illac Diaz. Feel free to ask questions. You can reach me on my email: gladys_79@yahoo.com Many, many thanks! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCxhqROh8q4 http://www.spot.ph/2009/11/09/marc-abaya-karl-roy-lead-musicians-in-a-song-about-climate-change/ Climate change is real. Addressing climate change requires a mix of mitigation and adaptation. This requires more mitigation for industrialized countries and more adaptation for developing countries. This can be translated into one simple scenario : While the industrialized world continues to send up tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, whether or not we blur the amounts through carbon credits, hopes are fading for those who will be receiving the sharp end of the Damocles sword; the developing world. The urgency is to realize that this is not going to stop at 350 ppm, or even double at 600 ppm, the Philippines has to realize that despite all the petitions and feel good campaigns of dreams for a climate stabilized world, real solutions need to be done. We have to get to the part where we learn to start dealing with this. The country is located right beside the warmest parts of the ocean that is in the perfect storm of vulnerable coastlines, intense winds, and an observation of growing dumping of large amounts of rain. We need to live in a world where climate will hit the poorest of the poor first, regardless of where they live, it will test our resiliency as a city, as a village, as a community, and specially as a people. This song is dedicated to the awareness that dealing with one ONDOY is not the victory, but a climate of change will be the battle of this generation. Illac Diaz Executive Director Design Against The Elements Hi,

This is Gladys Arañez and I’m one of the volunteers for Design Against The Elements. We are asking for your support to please help us spread our message in raising awareness re: Philippine Climate Adaptability Challenge. Please take time to visit the links below and please post comments and ratings. Below also is a message from our Executive Director, Illac Diaz.

Feel free to ask questions. You can reach me on my email: gladys_79@yahoo.com

Many, many thanks! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCxhqROh8q4

http://www.spot.ph/2009/11/09/marc-abaya-karl-roy-lead-musicians-in-a-song-about-climate-change/

Climate change is real. Addressing climate change requires a mix of mitigation and adaptation. This requires more mitigation for industrialized countries and more adaptation for developing countries.
This can be translated into one simple scenario : While the industrialized world continues to send up tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, whether or not we blur the amounts through carbon credits,
hopes are fading for those who will be receiving the sharp end of the Damocles sword; the developing world. The urgency is to realize that this is not going to stop at 350 ppm, or even double at 600 ppm, the Philippines has to realize that despite all the petitions and feel good campaigns of dreams for a climate stabilized world, real solutions need to be done. We have to get to the part where we learn
to start dealing with this. The country is located right beside the warmest parts of the ocean that is in the perfect storm of vulnerable coastlines, intense winds, and an observation of growing dumping of
large amounts of rain. We need to live in a world where climate will hit the poorest of the poor first, regardless of where they live, it will test our resiliency as a city, as a village, as a community, and
specially as a people. This song is dedicated to the awareness that dealing with one ONDOY is not the victory, but a climate of change will be the battle of this generation.

Illac Diaz
Executive Director
Design Against The Elements

]]> By: reymos http://www.gannsdeen.com/2009/10/04/7-unsung-ondoy-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-5066 reymos Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:31:53 +0000 http://www.gannsdeen.com/?p=2047#comment-5066 This is an inspiring post, reminding us that every one has special way of showing his/her generosity and kindness. I left MM few hours before Ondoy struck the metropolitan. Personally, it was not Ondoy to be blamed of this flood... but it is the decision of the concerned authority to release the water from the dam without proper "warning"... <strong><em>Hey reymos! I'm glad you're safe.</strong></em> This is an inspiring post, reminding us that every one has special way of showing his/her generosity and kindness. I left MM few hours before Ondoy struck the metropolitan. Personally, it was not Ondoy to be blamed of this flood… but it is the decision of the concerned authority to release the water from the dam without proper “warning”…

Hey reymos! I’m glad you’re safe.

]]> By: Paolo Punzalan http://www.gannsdeen.com/2009/10/04/7-unsung-ondoy-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-5042 Paolo Punzalan Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:41:15 +0000 http://www.gannsdeen.com/?p=2047#comment-5042 excellent post, ganns. you beat me to the punch. i was going to blog about unsung heroes but wasn't sure how to do it. i was thinking of putting names like yours and others who were in the 'background' yet the 'backbone' of the ops but i was afraid of missing out on some names. writing it this way would avoid missing out names. i like how you did it. btw, thanks for all the awesome work you did these past few days. <strong><em>You are such an encourager, Pastor Pao! Thank you for all you do; you are such an example and inspiration. :)</strong></em> excellent post, ganns. you beat me to the punch. i was going to blog about unsung heroes but wasn’t sure how to do it. i was thinking of putting names like yours and others who were in the ‘background’ yet the ‘backbone’ of the ops but i was afraid of missing out on some names. writing it this way would avoid missing out names. i like how you did it.

btw, thanks for all the awesome work you did these past few days.

You are such an encourager, Pastor Pao! Thank you for all you do; you are such an example and inspiration. :)

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