It was Thursday. One of the last days of the work week. I feel like it has only begun. After a hellish morning of meetings, getting ambushed for proposals, starstruck moments with childhood idols, I now sit in the little aquarium in our office. Shunning the rest of the office and enveloping my consciousness in the relative quiteness of this tiny little shelter from...

Over the past few days, I have witnessed the amazing force of hope and volunteerism overwhelm those that the typhoon Ketsana has not hit. Those lucky few that were spared from the murky waters that engulfed some of the metro’s most populous areas. I have seen how from sheer heart and compassion, people massively organize relief good operations in the different...

It took a small boy to bring down Manila and unite Filipinos. Ondoy literally means “Little Boy“ We lost all forms of communication last Saturday night amidst all the commotion happening in the Philippines and most especially the Metro. I was literally left nothing to do. I couldn’t go out because of the flooding. I couldn’t do anything. I...