Cotabato Flood Victims

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If your heart does not cry for this,

or this,

and this...

I don't know what will.

Remember then, to always count your blessings...
For you are more blessed than they are.


Taken last Sunday, on my very first visit to Cotabato City, braving the roads through Maguindanao and the ARMM areas. Heart pounding passing through the barangays where everywhere you look, you see peace-keeping forces.

Comments

Photo Cache said…
Oh that's hard to watch. I do feel blessed. Take care.
6/27/2011 2:36 PM
Eds said…
kawawa naman sila. lalong-lalo na yong mga bata.
6/27/2011 4:04 PM
Anonymous said…
i've been in this situation and i know how difficult it is. :(
6/27/2011 5:36 PM
jeanny said…
hays....nakakaawa. Kaya nga I am so blessed with what I have right now.
6/27/2011 9:07 PM
jeanny said…
hays....nakakaawa. Kaya nga I am so blessed with what I have right now.
6/27/2011 9:07 PM
SunnyToast said…
I feel a stab on my heart...looking at this picture..we really have to be thankful of what we have.

Godbless to everyone
6/28/2011 4:20 AM
Kayni said…
tough photos to look at especially the kid sleeping. i send my prayers.
6/28/2011 6:32 AM
bertN said…
What is more painful is the fact that these floodings happen on a regular basis and the government is not doing anything to solve, or at least, alleviate the problems.

I used to live in an area in Manila where flooding is a constant nightmare whenever it rains. To this day, nothing has changed except for the worse.
6/28/2011 2:42 PM
pamatayhomesick said…
minsan sa simpleng hirap umaangal na ako...para akong ginising sa mga photo.
magpasalamat parin tayo kung anong meron tayo.
hope na may magmagandang loob sa mga nasalanta ng baha.
6/29/2011 7:57 AM
upto6only said…
very sad talaga. yes we're blessed talaga and we really should thanked God.

i feel for those people. i feel their situation.
6/29/2011 8:08 AM
Strange Ian said…
it's good to know you saw for yourself our city :)
most of our relatives were hit by this flood.
my family were very thankful our barangay was one of four brgys that wasn't flooded.
7/01/2011 9:50 PM
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