Hostages beyond unreasonable doubt

Today, people are waiting for the release of the workers of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which captured by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) as hostages.The ASG has many demands in return of release of one of their hostages. But to no avail, the ASG refused to do their promise.

These ICRC workers for all we knew, has done many good things in terms of helping people from the land of Mindanao without asking in return. Just imagine how these people sacrifice their personal lives for the sake of others. These are people who never had a second  thought lending their hands for others.These are people who are good at heart and good in actions.

But everything changed for them when they were captured and be the hostages of those people which i think have no heart for taking lives. No heart for beheading some of their hostages before. What are they up to? What are their purpose for capturing people who are innocent.Whatever their reason, still, it’s not fair and not right to do.

As of now, we are still in the midst of thinking to what happened to the hostages. The deadline that ASG gave is over. Where are the hostages? What happened to the ASG’s promises when the Phil. Military has pulled-out? Nothing happened! Instead, they gave people the benefit of the dout.

Families of the hostages are still hoping for the release of their love ones. People are still hoping that nothing will happen to them. And we are all hoping that PEACE be with Mindanao!

The so called “journalist” in the person of Chip Tsao…

I’ve just read yesterday the whole article written by Chip Tsao an HK journalist entitled “The War At Home”… made my heart bleed for my fellowmen who are working as domestic helper in HK. Let’s have first a recap about Chip Tsao’s information. He is a broadcast journalist, book author, columnist and former BBC reporter and reputedly famous for his “WRY SENSE OF HUMOR & SARCASM.” His subject “The War At Home” is not the first time he swiped Filipino people especially Filipino women.

His articles particularly “The War at Home” has made Filipino community reacted in different ways. It is obviously degrading every Filipino citizen. A journalist or a writer should be responsible in writing an article carefully.

Chip Tsao’s column that went online on March 27, wrote:

The article is clear enough for us that this Chip Tsao is insulting every Filipino. How could he wrote such an article just to insult and degrade our fellowmen working in HK and telling the world that his domestic assistant working 16 hours a day cleaning his whole house. What kind of employer he is? Where can he find such a domestic assistant who is professional?

Filipinos are not nature of slaves. Filipinos are working so hard without insulting or degrading other people just to earn money. Does Mr. Tsao was out of his mind when writing his article? Maybe he was! And look who’s talking??? What about those controversial about drug syndicate and drug lords? Who are involved with the drug dealing? Who are those people working illegally here in Philippines? Isn’t it your fellowmen Mr. Tsao?

I don’t want to comment more about this issue. My point here is, for whatever article we write and post…. let’s be professional enough and be careful of what to say. Insulting and degrading one’s personality or other country is not good. It’s not the way to become famous as a writer or a journalist. Well, with Mr. Tsao’s column…. I think he is catching an attention from everyone. He is a FAME-GREED!

To you Mr. Chip Tsao….. watch out with your words!!! Your fellowmen would not be proud of you. You’re a shame on your countrymen!

Home for the Aged

March 8, 2009… As we were scouting a foundation for the charity outreach program we are going to have on December with some friends from SIWMJ. Without any hesitation, I joined them for some reasons.

You see, I have a soft spot for the Lolo’s and Lola’s. When I saw them at the home for the aged, one thing that came into my mind was… “DON’T THEY  HAVE ANY FAMILY TO TAKE CARE OF THEM?” When I saw them, my heart shattered. Why do they have to be in that institution? I am not degrading the capacity of the institution. My point is…… If women from the institution can take care of the oldies, why not their own family? Ironic, isn’t it?!?!?!

According to one of the daughters of the founder of the said foundation, most of them are abandoned by their own family. Some left them just around the corner. Others, their family really brought them to the foundation. What a heck! In what reason they abandoned them? What ever their reasons are… I don’t give a damn!

They’re may be a burden to our lives…. but still, they are our family. We should be the one who took care of them. We should be the one who give back the love they gave and showed to us. It is not our obligation to do that, but it is a way of showing them how much we appreciate of what they did when we needed them, when they are the ones who took care of us since we were kid. When they are the ones’ who provide our needs.

One of the oldies from the institution is a 98 years old woman. We were taking pictures of the place for further information and ideas on what to bring and to give for the oldies for the forth coming charity outreach program of SIWMJ. This woman can still eat anything as long as it is soft. She still can manage to walk alone and eat alone (without someone to feed her).

The institution is properly managed by the children of one of the founder and the founder herself. The foundation is not really financially blessed but with the goodness of the Lord, donations are everywhere that able to give life, love and care for the oldies. It’s good to know that there are still people who are willing to give their whole life in serving the oldies without anything in return. (“God will be the one to give them what is best for them”) That’s how amazing our creator. He made us to be what we want to be. But sad to say…. others go through on the wrong directions.