For two straight days, the lights on the Empire State Building in New York City were blue, red and yellow, the colors of the Philippines, as a sign of support for Filipinos and the Philippines during their recovery from Super Typhoon Yolanda. New York City has a very large Filipino-American community, a community which has contributed greatly to the city and state of New York. … [Read more...]
Typhoons, Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Thanks to Super Typhoon Yolanda, boats are now sitting on dry land, far inland! However, the greatest sorrow of this devastating storm is that an estimated 10,000 people in the Tacloban, Leyte area lost their lives. I do not think words can actually convey the grief, sorrow and sadness of those of us who live in the Philippines or who have a strong connection with the … [Read more...]