


The Malabon-Tullahan River improvement, on the other hand, will get P21.6 billion budget.P50 billion budget East Mangahan Floodway project, which covers Cainta and Taytay River improvement and the West Laguna Lakeshore land raising project.The Manila Core Area drainage improvement program with P27.2 billion budget.Pasig-Marikina River improvement and dam construction project of P198.4 billion,.The DPWH identified 11 long-term projects in its P351.7 billion flood-risk management master plan for Metro Manila and nearby areas that was completed last year.Mary Ann Lucille Sering, head of the Philippine government's climate change commission said that Typhoon-related costs in 2009, the year the commission was created, amounted to 2.9% of GDP and have been rising each year since then.Rogelio Singson, the economy loses $160 Million or 7 Billion PhP due to the 20 or so typhoons that visit the country every year. The cost of typhoons per year in the Philippines.They make you smile and encourage you to succeed They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us. There's a miracle called Friendship That dwells in the heart You don't know how it happens Or when it gets started But you know the special lift It always brings And you realize that Friendship Is God's most precious gift!įriends are a very rare jewel, indeed. Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer that God will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us!!! Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are. Thankfully, there's someone who won't treat us that way. We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. The parents in this story are like many of us. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg. The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. He'll find a way to live on his own."Īt that point, the son hung up the phone. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy.

We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. "Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. "No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us." Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live."

He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us." He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. "There's something you should know the son continued, "he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. "Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him." I have a friend I'd like to bring home with me." "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. He called his parents from San Francisco. Typhoon Ondoy Aftermath in the Heart of ManilaĪ story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam.
