#donate na lang po

[skyexrose]

These photos are taken yesterday, here at Malabon while I’m at my work. I’m currently working at the Hospital here.

Naka pasok pa ako kahapon ng hanggang paa palang ang baha, around 8AM. By around 9AM, tumataas na yung baha since malapit rin kami sa lawa dito, high tide since Tuesday pa. Dagdag mo na rin yung walang tigil ng pag hampas ng ulan na umabot sa puntong hanggang bewang na yung baha around 10AM. By 11PM umaapaw na yung tubig sa DAM at nag pakawala na sila, umabot sa punto na ng hanggang dibdib na ang baha ng 12PM.

Nung una,desidido pa kong umuwi at lumusong sa baha hanggang maka uwi samin (since malapit lang rin naman ako dito), pero habang tumatagal pataas pa ito ng pataas hanggang sa napag desisyonan ko na na dito na rin sa Hospital mag stay at matulog. May mga kwarto naman na available pa o bakante, kahit wala akong gamit pamalit, dumito na rin muna ako. 6PM ang out ko sa regular day ko mula Monday hanggang Friday, and by that time, lagpas ulo ko na ang baha. Hindi na rin talaga kakayanin pang lumusong pauwi. Kahit sabihin mo pa na marunong akong lumangoy, nakakatakot parin. Malakas rin ang agos at ang hampas ng hanggin. Yung mga lumusong sa baha, binibigyan rin namin ng 2 Doxycycline capsule. May sugat man o wala basta lumusong sa baha kahit saglit or matagal pa, binibigyan namin ng gamot.

Hopefully, all of us are safe, and yung mga nasalanta ng Bagyong Carina sana nasa maayos sila na mga Evacuating Center o maayos na matutuluyan, na nabibigyan ng mga pagkain at tubig. Yung ibang nag work dito samin, pati family naka stay in na dahil lubog na lubog na talaga sila. Kung kayang mag donate, please do. If kayang tumulong, tumulong po tayo.

[for-d-win]

Monday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time | Year II

Good evening, my dear brothers and sisters!

We are in a very unique position right now - kakaiba po ang panahon na kinalalagyan po natin.

Bakit?

Because yesterday, the Solemnity of Christ the King, we just ended our 2024 Church Calendar and next Sunday, December 1, we are beginning our 2025 Church Calendar.

Punto ko lang po, nasa gitna tayo ng pagtatapos at ng pagsisimula.

And our readings for today provide us with the right disposition as to what are we going to do when we are ending and beginning something in our lives.

In our Gospel for today, we heard of a poor widow who donated two small coins in the temple treasury. Comparing it with the tights of the rich, her two small coins count as nothing but in the eyes of Jesus, these two small coins are "more than all the rest!"

Why is her "two pesos" weightier than the "one thousand pesos" of the rich - simply because those two coins represent the two words ringing inside her heart - THANK. YOU.

This poor widow is teaching us that the proper way to end our 2024 Church Calendar or the proper way to end things in our lives is through GRATITUDE - not looking at what-is-NOT-there (anung wala).

- but trying to see where is Jesus even in the most unexpected circumstances (hanapin yung mga maliliit na biyaya sa kabila ng lahat).

Now that we are ending 2024 Church Calendar, may we imitate the poor widow by giving our two coins, our "thank you" for all that was and that is.

And as we begin the 2025 Church Calendar, what's the proper disposition to welcome it?

Another lesson from the poor widow - despite being her "whole livelihood," "yun ang kanyang ikabubuhay," she still gave her two coins - baka nga yun na pagkain niya for the whole week, baka nga wala na talaga siyang naitabi for herself - binigay niya pa rin -

ALL BECAUSE her God became generous first to her. Malinaw sa kanya na nauna nang maging mapagbigay ang Diyos sa kanya kaya siya rin, binabalik lang ang lahat kay God. As if, those two coins count as nothing compared to ALL THAT GOD HAS GIVEN HER.

In the same manner, may we begin the season of Advent - the season of preparation for the Birth of Jesus - in the spirit of GENEROSITY, giving our ALL for God and our neighbor.

Na parang mapagbigay tayo dahil may Diyos na binibigyan rin tayo.

Sabi nga dati ni Cardinal Tagle (paraphrased), "Ang regalo, para manatiling regalo, ay dapat ibinabahagi. A gift, in order to remain a gift, must be shared."

Kaya ang ganda ng imagery ng first reading - THE LAMB.

A lamb is the perfect epitome of giving our all - kapag kakatayin na siya, tahimik, walang ungol na maririnig, handang ibigay ang buhay para sa iba, very generous in giving its all, its life.

May we welcome the 2025 Church Calendar in the same way, full of generosity, of giving our all because we also have a God, a Lamb who has to us His all.

We end things with GRATITUDE.

We begin things with GENEROSITY.

Amen.

Revelation 14:1-3, 4b-5

Luke 21:1-4

25 November 2024

Homily given at San Felipe Neri Parish

[starpilipinas26]

Magandang Araw Po At Maagang Merry Christmas Po Sa Inyong Lahat Ako Po Si Joseph Angeles Isang Creator Sa YouTube At Ang Aking YouTube Channel Ay Star Pilipinas At Buhay Tuklas, Isa Po Sa Channel Na Sinabi Ko Ay May Revenue Na Ngunit Kakaumpisa Pa lang Nito At Kakapasok Pa Lamang Sa YouTube Partner Program, Hindi Na Po Ako Mag Papaligoy Ligoy Pa Nais Ko Po Sana Na Humingi Ng Konting Pamaskong Donation Sa Inyo Para Po Maipag Patuloy Ko Ang Aking Mga Pangarap Sa Buhay Tulad Ng Pagtulong Sa Mga Elderly Na Kaylanga Ng Maintenance Support, Pangarap Kong Tumulong Gamit Ang Aking YouTube Channel, Ngunit Kaylangan Ko Po Ng Inyong Donation Dahil Ako Po Ay Isang Homeless At Gipit Po Sa Buhay Sinira Po Ang Aking Bahay Ng Mga Kapatid Ko At Hinayaan Po Ako Sa Sitwasyon Na Walang Tulong Na Ibinigay At Inaangkin Lang Pala Ang Bahay Na Aking Kinamulatan Buhat Ng Mawala Ang Aking Mama Letty, Ang Aking Ina Na Syang May Ari Ng Bahay, Nadamay Din Ang Paupahan Na Pinag kukunan Ko Ng Kabuhayan Kaya Nabigla Po Ako At Nalagay Sa Isang Sitwasyong Walang Income At Walang Bahay , Kaya Itong Paglapit Ko Sa Inyo Ay Isang Mahalagang Paghingi Ng Tulong Donation Para Po Maipag Patuloy Ko Ang Aking Buhay At Magawa Ko Ng Tuloy Tuloy Ang Aking Content Gagamitin Ko Ang Mga Donations Sa Internet At Pambili Ng Pagkain Sa Araw Araw Hangang Sa Ako Po'y Maka Sahod Na Sa YouTube Channel Ko At Makaka Bangon Na Po Ako Sa Trahendyang Nangyari Sa Buhay Ko, Mayron Po Akong Mga  Sa Baba  Bilang Patunay Na Ako Po Ito At Ako Po Ay Nagsasabi Ng Totoo Sa Inyo At Hindi Po Kaylan Man Manloloko Mayron Din Pong Video Link Na Nag Papakita Na Ang Aking Sinasabing Bahay Ay Sinira At Nakuhanan Ko Po Ito Bago Pa Tuluyan Na Mawala, Maraming Salamat Po At Umaasa Po Ako Sa Inyong Taus Pusong Tulong Pamasko Para Po Sa Akin Maraming Maraming Salamat Po GOD BLESS ❤️❤️❤️ 

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[buhaytuklas]

Magandang Araw Po At Maagang Merry Christmas Po Sa Inyong Lahat Ako Po Si Joseph Angeles Isang Creator Sa YouTube At Ang Aking YouTube Channel Ay Star Pilipinas At Buhay Tuklas, Isa Po Sa Channel Na Sinabi Ko Ay May Revenue Na Ngunit Kakaumpisa Pa lang Nito At Kakapasok Pa Lamang Sa YouTube Partner Program, Hindi Na Po Ako Mag Papaligoy Ligoy Pa Nais Ko Po Sana Na Humingi Ng Konting Pamaskong Donation Sa Inyo Para Po Maipag Patuloy Ko Ang Aking Mga Pangarap Sa Buhay Tulad Ng Pagtulong Sa Mga Elderly Na Kaylanga Ng Maintenance Support, Pangarap Kong Tumulong Gamit Ang Aking YouTube Channel, Ngunit Kaylangan Ko Po Ng Inyong Donation Dahil Ako Po Ay Isang Homeless At Gipit Po Sa Buhay Sinira Po Ang Aking Bahay Ng Mga Kapatid Ko At Hinayaan Po Ako Sa Sitwasyon Na Walang Tulong Na Ibinigay At Inaangkin Lang Pala Ang Bahay Na Aking Kinamulatan Buhat Ng Mawala Ang Aking Mama Letty, Ang Aking Ina Na Syang May Ari Ng Bahay, Nadamay Din Ang Paupahan Na Pinag kukunan Ko Ng Kabuhayan Kaya Nabigla Po Ako At Nalagay Sa Isang Sitwasyong Walang Income At Walang Bahay , Kaya Itong Paglapit Ko Sa Inyo Ay Isang Mahalagang Paghingi Ng Tulong Donation Para Po Maipag Patuloy Ko Ang Aking Buhay At Magawa Ko Ng Tuloy Tuloy Ang Aking Content Gagamitin Ko Ang Mga Donations Sa Internet At Pambili Ng Pagkain Sa Araw Araw Hangang Sa Ako Po'y Maka Sahod Na Sa YouTube Channel Ko At Makaka Bangon Na Po Ako Sa Trahendyang Nangyari Sa Buhay Ko, Mayron Po Akong Mga  Sa Baba  Bilang Patunay Na Ako Po Ito At Ako Po Ay Nagsasabi Ng Totoo Sa Inyo At Hindi Po Kaylan Man Manloloko Mayron Din Pong Video Link Na Nag Papakita Na Ang Aking Sinasabing Bahay Ay Sinira At Nakuhanan Ko Po Ito Bago Pa Tuluyan Na Mawala, Maraming Salamat Po At Umaasa Po Ako Sa Inyong Taus Pusong Tulong Pamasko Para Po Sa Akin Maraming Maraming Salamat Po GOD BLESS ❤️❤️❤️ 

Gcash Number: 09928142779 https://youtu.be/Qypw7O3QOMwhttps://youtu.be/Qypw7O3QOMwhttps://youtu.be/Qypw7O3QOMw

[4rchives]

presibabes?

eh ang hindi ko kasi alam ay bakit super rupok ko sa mga kagaya mo !?!? shout out sa crush kong student nurse din, acad godz, patron saint of volunteer works, at masungit hehehe SYEMPRE NAMAN CRUSH KO 'YAN EH DAPAT MASUNGIT TALAGA hindi ko alam bakit ganito ang thrill na gusto ko sa buhay... tbh.

ah itong crush ko na 'to ay yung tipo na tutuktukan ako ng calcu sa ulo kasi bobo ako sa nursing computations hahahaha soaper talino at bait niya nakakainis!!!!

mahilig ka sa volunteer works diba? tara nga dito volunteer ka sakin dali >___< eme! hindi ako pinapansin n'yan! super swerte mo na nga kasi aq n i2 oh aayaw k p b (honestly, OO kasi ang tigas ng puso niyan ni crushiecakes ko HUHUHU)

so bale ano ang gagawin ko doon sa sinasabi ng mga kaibigan ko na tinitigan mo ako ng mej matagal nung nagpapic ako sayo noong nweek HAHAHAHA tapos bigla kang nagfinger heart putangina edi syempre ako 'to edi kikiligin talaga ako ???? sayang hindi ko nakita kasi naghubad ako ng salamin sa sobrang kahihiyan at takot ko matanggihan, para hindi ko makita if ever.

guys alam niyo ba (hindi ko lang sure kung may nagbabasa ba dito sa account ko maliban sakin... OO DAHIL ISA AKONG NARSISIZT kimi) nung nurses' week ay nagkaroon kami ng blood donation drive AT ABA GRABE C KUA NIYO AY VOLUNTEER DOON freshmen palang kami ha super laking responsibilidad na ang ginagawa niyo so what's stopping him from taking responsibility over me and my feelings? EME 😔

dami ko kaagaw jan sa kaniya guys nakakainis hays so much 'wag kayo makishare sa crush ko pls hindi po ito group work... kaya ko na 'to kahit ako lang ^___^ OO ALIS NA KAU PLS HANAP NA LNG IBA HEHI

pero ayon... i may not or may not have tried to chat him.... CHAROT OKAY magsisinungaling pa ba ako dito ??? chinat ko siya siguro 4 days.... tapos hindi na siya nagreply sakin </3 so painful vv much </3 therefore, i conclude na hindi ko na siya icchat ulit pero crush ko pa rin siya HEHE i mean, patapos na ang AY na 'to so baka hindi ko na siya maging crush sa bakasyon kasi grabe naman eon hindi siya active sa socmeds nakakaawa nmn aq dba!!!

pero grabe guys may hinanakit ako jan aba sabi ko na hindi ako nakasuot ng salamin kaya baka hindi ko siya makita sa school ABA ABA NAGREPLY BA NAMAN SAKIN NG "AH SIGE LANG"

AH?? SIGE??? LANG???? grabeng reply 'yan lods nakakasakit k n

ayon.... feeling ko naman kahit super nacucute-an ako sa mga ganitong moments ay baka magdetach lang din ako sa kaniya sooner or later kasi I KNOW MY WORTH AND MY ENERGY DESERVES TO RECEIVE MORE and he's such a gold rush HUHUHUHU baka lapit na me makarelate kay mareng taylor sa part na but i dont like a gold rush HHJDKDHFHFH

at sana iwish niyo ng goodluck si future me kasi prospect kami na isali ni dean sa usherettes sa grad ng mga senior ahahaha eh siya sa colors putangina magkasama kami buong maghapon doon if ever pero pls universe sana machoose gusto ko po makasali kasi attention seeker po ako lodz XD at magandang exposure po sha 4 me <3

[kararisa]

hi po hwhehhe may sasabihin lng ako about sa crush ko UWHEHEHW

so, katabi ko sya since 1st quarter (since october or earlier) - close kmi. so only sa febuary narealize ko "HALA CRUSH KO SYA". nalaman nya (kase may nagsabi ☹️). pero sabi nya halata raw crush ko 😭 ps code name nya jose rizal, paki sabi nlng kung gusto mo malaman kung baket yon code name nya HAGDHSJ

ok now backstory sa nagsabi

so yung nagsabi (si 'e') tinawag ako lola. si crush, tinatawag sya lolo kase parang matanda na daw sya (at least attitude.. kinda +sa lumang school ko tawag rin nila saken lola AGGSHD) anyway, narinig to ng isang kaklase ko (si 't', sya yung unang pinagsabihan ko.) tapos inaasar ako like "uyyy noyan~ asawa mo si [rizal's real name]?"

so after two weeks later sinabi ko kay e na gusto ko si rizal tpos sinabi nya agad kay rizal sa harapan ko... 😭

so four day ako nyang hndi pinansin pero okay na kmi, parang dati na pero difference nakikilig ako HAGSBABAH anyways thank you for listening. pa donate ng pamasahe kung gusto nyo malaman kung bakey gusto ko si rizal HAHAHAHAH (ps random anon lng po ako, hndi nyo ko moot ☹️)

they really put the rizz in rizal WAHAHAHA

naintriga ako nonnie grabe pa update na lang aq 🙏

PERO UY KWENTO MO NAMAN SA AKIN KUNG BAKIT RIZAL CODENAME NIYA 👀 writer siguro yan 'no

[pleasegetout]

Ang sakit sakit magpalbularyo eh.. Yung daliri ko dn ang tinira nya eh hahaha ang shaket promise 2 lang ang pwedeng maging kalabasan 1. Nagbubukas yung 3rd eye ko at ang 2. May psychological disorder ako hahaha nung pagkabanggit nya nung pangalawa halos mangiyak ako haha kaso pinigilan kong di umiyak hahaha kasi po putangina impossible eh ahaha ganun ako ng ganun s isip ahahahah tapos tumatakbo pa s isip ko na mukang wala ng tatanggap sakin hahahahahahahahhahahahahah ang sakit s puso pero s huli ang lumabas tlga may psychological disorder daw me at kailangan ipacheck up para daw may makausap ako na titingin sakin cguro dun daw ako magiging okay hahahahaha habang naririnig ko yun sumasakit dibdib ko hahaha parang naiisip ko tuloy (ano ako? Baliw? ) hahaha dulot daw ng stress, lagi daw nagiisip , laging seryoso , ayaw ienjoy ang buhay , etc hahahahha habang pinagusqpan n nila yung pinagdadaanan ko panaginip lang daw yun hindi daw totoo. Fck ahaha naiiyak ako nung snbi nya yun hahaha hindi ako naniniwala kc tae alam ko sa sarili ko na totoo yung nangyari sakin at hindi panaginip dahil alam ko yung pinagkaiba ng panaginip atsaka dun s nangyayari saking kakaiba gahaha hayy naghalo halo na tlga yung narrmdaman ko hahahaahh ang sakit sa puso help me

:( .Totoo nga siguro yung snbi sakin ni mama :( na walq tlgang taong tatagal at tatangap sakin hahahahahahaha(noon pa naman yun ) snbi ko din sa ex ko yun kaya natakot ako na baka wala nga akong maging trabaho hahah kasi naisip ko baka di ako tanggapin s trabaho hahahaha tapos ayun pala yung ex ko yung aalis hahaha kailangan may mamili s dalawa hahaha may trabaho walang lovelife ahahahahaha

Masakit pa din sakin ang lahat . Anu na lqng ssbhn ko s mga boss ko kapag nalaman nilq yun? Hahaha ayun pa naman ang reason ko para umabsent haha magpapaalbularyo po hahahahaha

Pagkauwi ko umiyak na lang ako hahaha di ko kasi matanggap na may tililing ako hahaha help :(

[thera-daydreams]

INDAY

± A Trese Fic ±

[Crispin/Basilio/Maliksi/Dominic x Skymaiden!Reader]

01: Noon at Ngayon (✓)

02: Ang Kambal na Anak ni Datu Talagbusao, Diyos ng Digmaan (Link)

03: Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Tikbalang (Link)

04: Ang Pinuno ng Mga Aswang (Link)

05: (Link) 06: (Link) 07: (Link)

01: Noon at Ngayon

Back then, long before you were born, your mother used to work as a katulong of the Trese Family and was very close to its matriarch, Miranda Trese. Coming from the province, she was no stranger to superstitions—even more so after knowing the work of Miranda's husband Anton Trese, who was actually the Babaylan-Mandirigma of Manila.

Years later, after giving birth to you around the same time Miranda gave birth to her twins (one a stillborn, unfortunately), it was you and Alexandra who became best buddies instead, as different your personalities were. You two had practically grown up together and you yourself heard countless stories of the supernatural from your Tito Anton. It wasn't that hard to believe when he and his sigbin companions would sometimes come home tracking blood prints on the floors (which you'd helped your mother clean up). Heck, you'd even met Señor Armanaz, the Great Stallion himself and the ruling tikbalang of the Armanaz herd. That pretty, white-haired diwata seemed extremely fond of you, too, which was evident when you'd sneak in with Alexandra to Tito Anton's meetings and she would smile (even wave) at you happily.

You had absolutely no idea why the fae-like lady was so nice to you, but you weren't complaining at all!

However, in spite of your experiences with the supernatural, you and your mother always believed that you were normal humans. In actuality, that was who you were for the majority of your childhood. It was only until Miranda herself saw a vision of you—a much older you—fighting the monsters of the Underworld alongside her own daughter. During dinnertime, Miranda told your mother that she saw you blessed by the heavens with powers that would aid in the battle against evil.

It sounded absolutely ridiculous, right? Yeah, your mom thought so, too.

Your mother only laughed it off as she placed a steaming bowl of tinola in front of Alexandra's brothers, who instantly dug in like they haven't been fed in years.

"Boys! Dahan-dahan lang," Anton reprimanded his sons. "Or else you'll choke and the soup will come out of your noses!"

"Okay, Papa."

"Grabe ka naman, Miranda. I doubt that anything like that's going to happen to my daughter," your mom chuckled, watching your little hands try to feed Alexandra with a piece of chicken. "Unlike you guys, our lineage isn't anything special. Ordinaryo lang ang lahi namin."

Miranda sighed, looking at you and her only living daughter enjoying your time being kids, "I guess you're right. Baka panaginip lang talaga 'yun."

Anton glanced at her knowingly. Although he was aware that you and your mom didn't dabble in magic or anything like they did, he knew that whenever Miranda—one of the Seven Seers—had such vivid dreams, it was something of great importance. But he decided to say nothing, understanding how much your mother wanted to let you live as normal of a life possible in this household.

That was when you were seven years old. One year later, Miranda died fighting against a group of aswang who decided to betray Anton. Said man found the eight-year-old Alexandra hiding in a corner behind the waterfalls, scared and holding Sinag close to her heaving chest as she tried to hold her tearful sobs in.

Of course, a few days later, you and your mother attended the funeral with the mourning Trese family. All the brothers had done their best to stay strong, especially for their little sister who didn't fully understand yet what just happened. Little you ran towards Alexandra, holding her hand tightly as her mother's casket was lowered. Around you were various comrades, both human and non-human, paying their respects to their bereaved allies.

That day, as you turned your back to return to your mother's arms, you knew you would never forget the feeling of numerous unearthly eyes following your every movement.

Even they could sense that there was something about you, a so-called regular human child. You smelled human and had the aura of one, but there was something they couldn't place. It was like a tiny rock getting into your shoe, not coming out at all.

Much changed after that, but you and Alexandra remained close together. To your dismay, just after you graduated elementary, you and your mother had to move back to the province to stay with your sick grandparents. The last thing you could remember was kneeling in the back of the car, looking sadly through the rear windscreen as Alexandra and her brothers waved goodbye to you.

More than a decade had passed since then. You used to write letters to Alexandra, but after Hank told you she had to undergo the trials of the Puno ng Balete, you haven't heard from her (although Hank did disclose that she'd managed to come home safely, which was a great relief to you). You didn't blame her; you knew Tito Anton had passed away in the five years she was gone and that she had to take over the title of Lakan, as well as the Babaylan-Mandirigma of Manila. It was a demanding job! You remembered Tito Anton sometimes staying up all night—breakfast would be served and he would still be in his study, going over paperwork. On other days, he would be gone for consecutive nights handling cases all around Manila. You could only pray Alexandra was fine.

Your life had continued on, as well—you took care of your ill grandparents until they died, helped your mother in the province, went to a good highschool, then earned your degree in another prominent city that wasn't Manila.

Your mom actually recommended that you go to school somewhere else, given the constantly rising number of attacks in the capital of the country. And so you did. Life was hard, but normal until then.

The funny thing was that, when you reached the age of twenty-one, you finally understood why those supernatural creatures kept looking at you weirdly as a kid (and why Lady Diwata liked you so much).

What was even funnier was that the dramatic revelation came to you when you weren't in the Philippines. It was after you freshly graduated college, when you were traveling all over Asia to volunteer in charity projects. It was always your dream to one day expand your horizons not only beyond your province, but the Philippines itself, while also doing good in the world.

And here you were, walking that path you dreamt of.

The organization you luckily managed to become a member of provided everything you needed, and every few months, you would move from country to country. Because of that, you'd already been able to travel to so many places. First it was Thailand, then Indonesia, China, South Korea, India, Japan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, and currently, you were in Vietnam. Visiting those places was fun and gave you a whole new perspective of the world you lived in; it was a... learning experience, too.

Still, that incident happened when you were in Thailand, when you were the last one in the rented apartment balcony taping up the boxes for the donation drive tomorrow. Yawning, you cut more duct tape and stuck them to the open boxes tightly.

"Inday," someone said from behind you. You didn't bother turning around, thinking it was one of your fellow volunteers looking for you this late at night. Probably your roommate. She was the only one who usually called you by your nickname instead of your real name.

"Hmm?" you hummed, taping up more boxes. "Papasok na ako sa kwarto, Lyn. I just have a few more boxes to close. Alam mong mapapagalitan ako kung may hindi madidistribute bukas."

"Hindi ako si Lyn."

You paused, then slowly turned around, flinching at the sudden bright light that shone right against your eyes. For a moment, akala mo namatay ka na at hinaharap mo si San Pedro.

It was a glowing figure in white whose face you couldn't clearly see, which frightened you even more.

"Ay, mama!" you exclaimed, shielding your eyes and falling to your knees. Then, you gasped loudly, patting your body and panicking with closed lids. "Oh my God, am I dead? Nasa heaven na po ba ako?" Your lips wobbled. "Ngayon pa nga lang ako nakaalis ng Pilipinas... I haven't even done all the things I've wanted to do! Hindi pa ako nakapagpaalam sa nanay ko—aray!"

You'd felt something hit the back of your head. Hard. It was the glowing figure in white, but now you could see their unimpressed face scowling at you.

"Kalma lang, Inday. Hindi ka pa patay, pero makinig ka nang mabuti," they shushed you urgently (you weren't sure if they were male or female). "Do not be afraid. I am a messenger from the heavens, and I bear great news!"

"Great news...?" you trailed off, then your eyes widened excitedly. "Like, nanalo ba ako ng lotto? Isang milyon? Bilyon? Hala! Wait, is this a Mama Mary moment? I'm not ready to be the next immaculate conception!"

They glared at you, making you shut up instantly. "Sorry, I'll shut up now," you apologized with a mumble. This person (thing?) was kind of... strict. Whatever did you do wrong? You were just sleep-deprived and running on energy drinks (as well as kape).

"I have come to tell you that you are the vessel of the last skymaiden," they revealed, arms wide open. The light around them seemed to grow even brighter, making you squint. You felt like you were about the go blind! "Ikaw ang huling biraddali, Y/N L/N."

At ayun, zero brain cells remaining. Tunay na nagloading screen ang brain mo. Nag-error at nagcrash pa nga siguro, eh.

"... Ha? Ano?"

You blinked, completely speechless—as seen by how wide your jaw had dropped open. It wasn't that you were unfamiliar with the biraddali, it was just that you'd only heard of them once when you were just a young child. Your Tita Miranda had mentioned they were long gone from the world of the supernatural.

"Oh no, me? A biraddali? You're joking," you stuttered out, pointing at yourself. "Aren't they extinct or something? And, uh... not human?"

They nodded, "Yes. It is correct that everyone in the mystical world thought that the biraddali were long gone, even before the colonizers came to conquer the native lands. However, before the skymaidens all disappeared, the youngest and most powerful one among the seven sisters sealed her soul away to the rivers of time until the strength of a heavenly being was needed to help purify the evils of the world." The figure floated closer to you. "That last biraddali's soul, along with its corresponding power, traits, and knowledge, had chosen to reside deep within you the moment you were conceived."

Honestly, how were you even supposed to react? Your life was nowhere near ready for something like this. Was this a prank by your friends? Your colleagues? The light around this person seemed too authentic to be fake, though.

You stayed in shock for an entire minute, silent. The being in front of you only waited for a response.

"Ano 'to, Sailor Moon? Winx Club?" you whispered to yourself, before slapping your own cheek and scolding yourself. A stinging red mark was left on your face. "Inday, kakamanhwa mo 'yan! Nasosobraan ka na ata, matulog ka na!"

Sighing heavily, you rubbed your face tiredly, still in disbelief that you—according to this stranger—were apparently some old soul from a species of ethereal beings that were long gone. It sounded like something out of those reincarnation webnovels you got addicted to. What now, you were the MC? Wattpad ka, girl?

"Look, this is a mistake. I still have to wake up early tomorrow to give out the donations," you spoke to the glowing being (or whatever it was), laughing nervously. "I'm sorry, but I think you have the wrong person. Either that or I must be hallucinating from sleep deprivation, because I'm definitely not a divine creature. You're probably just a product of my imagination. Sorry, I'm going to bed."

Bang!

At that moment, the power in the building went out. The only thing you could see was the thing who assumed you were a biraddali (they were so bright they were like a flashlight in the dark for you).

"Brownout?" you blinked. It felt wrong, though. It was eerily silent. "Did a fuse blow up?"

"Nagsimula na ang iyong unang pagsubok, Y/N," they announced seriously. "Creatures of the dark have already begun to take over this building. You may not have noticed, but all throughout your life, you have always been helping and giving. It is your nature as a being descended from the heavens themselves, and now, it is time for you to accept your destiny."

"Hoy, sandali lang! Sandali, sandali!" You were absolutely wide awake now as you heard the sounds of strange whispers around you. It was terrifyingly creepy, much creepier than whatever you'd seen back in the Trese Residence (and you'd seen a lot in that house). You did not want to be a part of a horror movie-like lifestyle. "Don't I have a choice in this?! I—I don't have any training or fighting skills! Hindi ako Alexandra Trese o Babaylan-Mandirigma! I'm not ready for this, holy sh—"

The candescent creature raised a brow at you, "Inday, I just told you that you have the power of a lost mystical being. And tell me, if you had the power to save your companions in this building from the forces of evil, would you save them?"

You were silent, knowing the answer.

"Well?" they prodded.

You bit your lip, "Oo naman. I'm not heartless!" But you were a little impulsive. And apparently, insane.

"That's what I thought. I just need you to believe in yourself," the being encouraged, gentler this time. It transformed into something smaller and rounder—like a ball of light. "Ikaw ang huling biraddali, Y/N, at marami kang kapangyarihan. Isa dito ay ang pagtulong sa mga nangangailangan, lalo na laban sa masasamang nilalang."

Bestie, what had you just gotten into?

You swallowed apprehensively, then nodded in determination, "Sige. So, how do I save the people in the building? Biraddali were said to be able to shapeshift, right? If I remember the tale correctly. Oh my God, I can't believe this is happening to me right now."

"That's just one of your abilities, but I'll teach you. I'm actually your guide," they replied confidently. "With me, you'll be able to master your powers and exceed your capabilities in no time!"

"Wait! Anong pangalan mo?" you asked breathlessly, following them as they speedily flew out of the room. "Grabe, slow down! I'm not athletic! I haven't even exercised this week, goodness."

"... Gabay. Ako si Gabay."

Despite the adrenaline and fear running in your veins, you still grinned up at the ball of light, "Okay. Nice to meet you, Gabay."

This was just the beginning of your supernatural combat training abroad. When you returned to the Philippines three years later, you were stronger, faster, and more powerful than you'd ever felt before. It was crazy.

Oh, that guy who tried to rob you when you came back to Manila was crazy, too. The two identical-looking men in dark suits and white ties—you wondered how they were surviving the heat in that attire—could only watch in awe as you chased down that man who stole your bag while doing acrobatics and parkour.

"Uy, Kuya Crispin, sino kaya 'yun?"

"Ewan ko, Basilio."

"... She's kind of pretty. Type ko. Type mo rin ata."

"The more important question is, paano niya na nahuli ang magnanakaw?"

"Oo nga, no? One in a million chance 'yan dito sa Maynila, haha! Ang astig ni ate!"

(Next Chapter.)

± Author's Notes ±

Ayieee, type daw tayo ng kambal! 😌

How the hell did I write this entirely random thing in one day? 2k+ words? Ano daw? 😃⁉️

You know, this was supposed to just be a Trese one-shot or a bunch of drabbles for the characters I'm currently simping for... but it turned into a full-blown, shameless self-insert slash crackfic. Kakacellphone ko 'yan. 🤦‍♀️

Nagresearch pa ako ng articles about Filipino skymaidens because I wanted something similiar to the Japanese celestial maidens (tennyo). Very random idea but why not? Gusto ko ng badass Y/N na hindi takot lumaban sa mga mumu! 👻

Also, pagbigyan niyo nalang ang matandang 'to kasi ilang taon na akong hindi nagpopost ng mga writings ko. May track record pa naman ako bilang author na hindi nagtatapos ng mga fanfic, hehe. I also haven't read the comics so please forgive me for any inaccuracies and of course, misspellings/errors. Gusto ko lang matapos 'to para makakabalik na ako sa Jujutsu Kaisen. 🥲😗

Anyways, comments and constructive criticism are welcome! Hit those heart, reblog, and follow buttons for updates! Just comment if you want to be tagged in the next chapters. ❤

[ask-emilz-de-philz]

Update: Commissions and Status

(( Hello po!

HC here, I'd just like to inform you all regrettably that I might be able to start with those who reserved slot/s for comission this weekend or next week pa po.

I've not been feeling well for 3 days already and I don't want to give any of you with a half-arsed work of course, you deserve the best for helping me out. I am so sorry I wasn't able to take care of myself properly.

I'll get a check-up asap tomorrow, hopefully this is nothing and the doc's just gonna prescribe me with nothing too expensive, sana acetaminophen lang hahah 😭😭😭😭😭 joke lang. Wala ra lage ni, I hope. Pero super dragging na sya sa body ko, so not good to take health for granted, nope talaga. ))

(( So yes please take care of yourselves everyone. God bless! ))

(( Please don't worry! If anything happens, I'll contact you asap with updates, po. I won't run away lol, mygad. 😭😭😭😭 You all have my word. Again, thank you for those who helped me via getting a slot in my comissions, sharing my work/inf post, and/or donating thru my ko-fi. You're all fantastic beings, sana times 10 blessing ninyo sa life. 🥺🥺🥺🥺🧋))

-HC (temporarily) out 🧋🧋🧋

[shunyown]

sunday is general cleaning day. ang saya lang na makita ang mga paborito kong stickers, zines, comics, postcards, atbp. ehem natanggap din po ako for donations o regalo. pwede naman ako bumili sa inyo sendan nyo lang ako ng mga gawa nyo.

syempre may masaya na namang bata dahil nakahingi ng stickers sa akin. ang cute nya lang kasi akala ko hindi sya hihingi dahil busy sa phone nya. tapos nung itatabi ko na biglang bumulong na pahingi daw sya. malamang bibigyan kita kasi kung ako yung nasa akin ay sayo na rin naman. ingatan mo sana sila dahil mga paborito ko rin yang mga yan.

[hugoterongmakata]

Hi Good Day po!

Nahihiya man po ako pero. Hihingi po sana ako konting tulong sa inyo.

Si mommy po currently is president ng Solo Parent Federation dito po sa Trece Martires City Cavite. Lalakasan ko na po loob ko, Hihingi po sana ako sa inyo ng tulong para mga solo parent members ng mommy ko po. Karamihan mo sa kanila ay indigent at may mga anak na pinapagatas. Yes po, meron naman pong tulong na dumadating from office of the Mayor pero syempre po hindi po ito sapat lalo na sa mga wala halos trabaho at walang mapagkuhanan ng pera.

Pwede po kayo magdonate ng Cash or Milk mismo ( Bear brand) po ang karamihan na gamit ng mga bata. Kung cash po pwede nyo po ideposit pwede po Bdo or Bpi or paymaya or kung may iba pa Let me know lang po.

Sa milk naman po since pansamantala po eh nakaduty ako sa SM Trece Supermarket pwede niyo po ihatid sa akin ang donation niyo. Pasensya na po at need pa ihatid d ko po makukuha sa inyo ng weekdays since may work po ako. Weekends po pwede pero limited lang po ang place na pwede ko mapag pickupan wala po ako masasakyan. Pero let me know din po baka pwede ko po makuha kung malapit lang.

Don’t worry regarding po sa cash will send you yung receipt mismo ng bibilhin kong milk and Kung ilan ang total collected donation 😊

Sa way na to super malaking tulong na po ito madami pong nag send ng message sa mommy na walang wala na po talaga sila lalo na iba sa kanila mga trabaho eh paglalako paglalaba at karamihan no work no pay pa. Sana po eh. Kahit konting tulong lang ay NAPAKA LAKING BAGAY NA TO. Pleae help us to help them 🙏🙏

Thank you and God bless po

Helping a friend. PM lang po sakin. Thank you po!

[oikaw-ugh]

hello miss maam leia !! sana safe ka always !!! idk kung marami ka pang filo followers pero gusto ko lang sabihin na kung may extra money kayo don’t forget to donate sa mga trusted donation drives, charities, orgs, etc. super need ng cagayan ng help natin 🥺 ayun lang labyu mahal stay safe always po -hulaan mo ulit sino hihi

YES, MADAAM BABY‼️

I'm more active about this sa Twitter but for my non-Filo moots, here's what's happening:

Certain regions at the Philippines, specifically at the north (I'm not sure which parts but I'm certain that the following are in danger right now: Cagayan, Rizal, Marikina, Metro Manila, Pasig, Isabela, Aurora, and more) are now suffering due to Bagyong Ulysses (internationally called as Bagyo Vamco). Not to mention, we haven't fully recovered from Bagyong Rolly, too.

Some of the residents are still entrapped in their houses and are in need of rescue. If you watch or read the news, some are currently staying at their rooftops (yes, the flood is that bad) waiting for aid. Usually, those who are entrapped are families who have children and elderly with them and unfortunately, we lack the man power as of the moment but we are trying! It's really heartbreaking :((( and I think Cagayan needs help the most atm? It has something to do with the water dam?

Please enlighten me to those who know more.

I'm so stupid to not post this earlier pero salamat Madaam Baby!

Here are some organizations, individuals, etc. that I found at Twitter who are accepting donations! (Please be wary with donating, a lot of individuals are taking advantage with the natural calamity)

Liyang Network

Art Commision 1

Aeonix Art Commision (5 slots only)

A Whole Thread of orgs. and individuals who are accepting donations

This, too (A thread)

This also (art commissions for a cause)

I'm sorry if it's not that much 💀 ang hina ng net, I can't dig up the donation drives I retweeted.

AND ALSO, FILO MOOTS P L E A S E, don't feel bad on criticising. May right tayong batikusin anong ginagawa ng iba sa kalagitnaan ng nangyayari sa bansa natin 💀

[iandeocampo]

Community Pantries: Breaking the Myth of Scarcity

It was April 14 when social media first saw the Maginhawa Community Pantry. The concept was simple, take items that you need, and leave some for others who need.  

On it’s first day, AP Non, the organizer of the pantry shared her experience:

Some people have inquiries and doubts regarding the honesty and character of people. They worry some may take advantage and hoard. . .

Here’s what I observed earlier:

A homeless person took two oranges, others offered that he take more. He said, “this is enough for me to eat.”

(Ang daming inquiries and doubts tungkol sa honesty at ugali ng mga tao baka daw pakyawin ng isa o di talaga mga mahihirap ang kumuha. . .  

Eto po ang na-observe ko ngayong umaga:

Homeless na kumuha ng 2 orange nag-offer yung iba na kumuha pa sya. Sabi nya "eto lang naman ang kakainin ko".) [1]

Two days after, community markets began to sprout in different locations with photos shared in social media. There were also a group of farmers giving free produce for others. People started to send donations in cash and in kind. A movement of generosity has gone viral.

For some this movement may be unusual, and even illogical, because greed and hoarding is one of the biggest issues in our contemporary world. Our consumerist world teaches us that we need more, and so we buy more in a cycle that will never be enough. In a global scale, we have seen that a select few hoard resources beyond their capability to spend while billions of people live through poverty everyday. [2]

Much of our modern world has bought in to the myth of scarcity. Resources are not enough and thus we operate on a framework of lack; we hoard what we do not need and leave nothing to those in need.

In contrast, our indigenous worldview operates on a narrative of abundance.

Edilberto Alegre describes this worldview in the book Kinilaw. There he said,

Abundance.. dictates a way of life, an attitude: you take only what you need, what you can consume. Just like air--you inhale only as much as you need..

In abundance, one practices restraint, oneness with the environment, balance: the morality of satisfaction with what is enough. Greed is alien to those who grow in plenitude. They are secure in their faith in abundance..

We can only ingest so much and remain healthy. Beyond tolerable limit, gluttony penalizes our bodies. Correct balance--therefore neither a lack nor a surfeit--insures continued well being.

Kinilaw asserts this every time we have it: enough, just enough is heavenly. One takes only what can remain fresh in the meal or occasion immediately following. Excess is spoilage, wastage--and criminal. Honor the abundance by taking just enough.[3]

Besides the community pantries now multiplying in number, it is not uncommon for us to experience this abundance when we visit rural communities, tribal communities, and even slum communities. When we visit these places, there is always something to share; that extra produce from the harvest, a bottle of soda from the sari-sari store, or even pasalubong to take home to family.

This is the same framework the Bible presents to us. In the book of Genesis, we are presented with the creation of a world that is abundant in resources. A creation that is commanded to be fruitful, to multiply, and is repeatedly called good. With all that fruitfulness, creation is enough to provide where humanity can take and eat from any tree, and is able to stop for a rest during the sabbath without worry of scarcity.

Later however, humanity also bought in to the myth of scarcity. In one popular story, when God saved Israel from Egypt in the Exodus they began to hoard Manna in the desert. As explained by Walter Brueggemann:

Three things happened to this bread in Exodus 16. First, everybody had enough. But because Israel had learned to believe in scarcity in Egypt, people started to hoard the bread. When they tried to bank it, to invest it, it turned sour and rotted, because you cannot store up God's generosity. Finally, Moses said, "You know what we ought to do? We ought to do what God did in Genesis I. We ought to have a Sabbath." Sabbath means that there's enough bread, that we don't have to hustle every day of our lives.[4]

When we are liberated from the myth of scarcity, when we realize the abundance of God’s creation, we are able to give, to share, to restrain ourselves from taking more than what we need.

This is the same mindset of Jesus in the New Testament. He performed signs and wonders, turned water into wine, fed thousands of people with baskets of leftovers, and even rested in the midst of the storm.

The community pantry, from a small spark of hope in Maginhawa, is showing us a glimpse of how God designed us. It is a picture of what it looks like to be in community. To love God and neighbor. It has broken the myth of scarcity that encourages greed and hoarding, and points us to the way of Christ that says there is enough for all.

Just as Jesus said, “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”[5]

 [1] https://www.facebook.com/PatrengNon/posts/2880565265534504

[2] https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/worlds-billionaires-have-more-wealth-46-billion-people

[3] Edilberto N. Alegre, Kinilaw, 1991

[4] Walter Brueggemann, The Myth of Scarcity, 1999

[5] Matthew 6:26 NIV

[jen-gatoc]

Kapwang Tanda ng Kawanggawa

ONLINE BLOG 5/7/2021 | Jenaisa P. Gatoc

Noong ika-5 ng Mayo, taong kasalukuyan. Aking nakapanayam si Ginoong Norman Mirabel, ang kasalukuyang tagapamahala ng PESO o Public Employment Service Office rito sa sa lungsod ng Taguig at isa ring lingkod ng simbahan bilang Coordinator ng EMHC o Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, patungkol sa kaniyang pagkakawang-gawa at sariling pananaw ukol sa pagtulong.

Sa gitna ng pagsubok sa ating buhay, hindi mawawaglit ang mga taong handang iunat ang mga kamay upang abutin ang mga nasa laylayan. Sila ang mga taong handang tumulong at hindi kayang ipagsawalang bahala ang mga naghihirap nating mga kapwa. Sa madaling salita, sila ay ang nagsisilbing liwanag sa madilim na mundo ng ilan nating mga kapwa na naghihikahos sa buhay.

Mula rito, nais kong bigyang pagkilala si Ginoong Norman Mirabel na hindi lamang lingkod ng pamayanan kundi maging ng simbahan. Kaya naman sa pagiging lingkod at katiwala ng dalawang mahalagang pamayanan sa lungsod ng Taguig, hindi nawawaglit ang pagtawag sa kaniya upang tumulong sa mga nangangailangan. Noon pa mang wala pang pandemya ay hindi na mabilang sa kamay ang mga pagtulong na naisagawa ni Ginoong Norman, iba’t ibang mga programang panlipunan at panrelihiyon ang dinaluhan niya at marami na rin siyang natanggap na pagkilala mula rito. Bilang layunin ng kanilang organisasyon ang magkaloob ng mga trabaho sa mga mamamayan ay isa sa matagumpay nilang programa na isinagawa ay ang Independence Day Mega Job Fair noong taong 2017 sa Vista Mall Taguig. Napuno ng mga tao ang nasabing lugar at kahit na ganoon na lamang ay naging masaya at ‘di malilimutan ang pagtulong iyon ayon kay Ginoong Mirabel. Ngayon namang sa panahon ng pandemya, hindi pa rin nito napigilan ang kaniyang pagtulong sa mga nangangailangan. Sa katunayan, kabilang ang aming pamilya sa kaniyang natulungan dahil pinagkalooban niya ng hanapbuhay ang aking ama sa kaniyang opisina bilang kanilang drayber. Kung kaya naman malaki ang aming pasasalamat at utang na loob sa kaniya. Bukod pa riyan ay nito lamang ika-27 ng Abril ay nagsagawa siya ng Community Pantry sa Barangay New Lower Bicutan, Outpost 10 Purok 1-A na siya namang panukala ng PESO bilang siya ang tagapamahala rito.

Kung kaya naman bilang kabataan na tinitingala ang pagiging aktibong mamamayan ni Ginoong Norman Mirabel, ay nagkaroon kami ng panayam na umiikot sa limang katanungan na kaniyang sinagot ng buong husay. Ang unang katanungan na aking inihanda ay ang, "Paano mo po mailalarawan ang salitang “Pagtulong”? Ano ang kahulugan nito para sa iyo?"

Para kay Ginoong Mirabel, ang pagtulong ay malawak ang pakahulugan. Ang pagtulong ay hindi lamang sa pamamagitan ng salapi o paghingi ng kapalit. Ayon pa sa kaniya, maraming uri o porma ang pagtulong. Katulad na lamang sa panahon ngayon na kung saan ang sa tingin niyang mahalagang uri ng tulong sa pandemyang ito na dapat ibigay sa ibang tao ay ang moral support o spiritual support. Maaaring para sa iba ang pagtulong ay dapat nagagamit o nakikita mismo ng mga mata, pero isa ring pagtulong ang suportahan mo yung kaibigan o kamag-anak mo at maging sandigan nila. Ayon pa sa kaniya, “Ang salitang “Pagtulong” is very vast in its meaning but ito ay depende sa taong nagbibigay ng tulong, kasi wala itong kapalit.” Malawak man ang uri o porma ng pagtulong ay sinasabi niyang ang magiging ugat nito ay ang hindi paghingi ng kapalit.

Bilang kaugnayan sa kaniyang ginawang pagtulong, aking inalam kung paano nga ba nila pinaghandaan ang Community Pantry na kanilang isinagawa nito lamang. Ayon sa kaniya:

“Sa preparation namin ay nagkaroon kami ng ambagan ang ilang staff sa aking opisina. Ang ambagan na ito ay ginamit namin para ipambili ng ng mga pagkain tulad ng gulay at mga de lata. Bukod pa sa ambagan ay marami rin ang nagbigay ng donasyon tulad ng mga noodles at gulay. Sponsor naman ng aming opisina ang mga bigas at ilang mga donasyon na kinakailangan. Creating or making a community pantry ay hindi madali, ito ang calling mo. Kung hindi ito galing sa puso mo, wala itong halaga. Napakasaya kung ikaw ay nakakatulong sa iba di’ ba? May kasabihan nga na “It’s better to give than to receive”, ang kamay ng nagbibigay ay laging nasa taas. Sa tulong ni God masarap sa pakiramdam na nakakatulong ka.”

Kaniya pang dinagdag na naging sulit ang kanilang ginawang paghahanda dahil nakita niya sa likod ng mga face mask na suot ng mga mamamayan ang ngiti sa kanilang labi na sumasalamin sa kanilang mga mata. Sa kabila rin ng init at pagod sa pamimigay ay mas nangibabaw ang kanilang galak dahil nakatulong sila sa kapwa nila. Malaki rin ang kaniyang pasasalamat sa mga taong nagpasimula ng Community Pantry na ito na hango sa Maginhawa Community Pantry at iba pa.

Dahil sa kanilang ginawang pagtulong, tuwiran kong tinanong si Ginoong Mirabel kung ano nga ba ang naging pakinabang ng ginawa niyang tulong sa pamayanan. Ayon sa kaniya, ang pakinabang nito ay natulungan niya ang ilang mga naninirahan dito sa lungsod ng Taguig na kung saan mayroong matinding pangangailangan. “Naging kapakipakinabang ito dahil yung donasyon na ibinigay at inilaan namin para sa tulong na ito ay nakatulong sa mga kapwa namin lalo na doon sa totoong walang-wala talaga”, tugon pa niya. Sinabi rin niya na mayroon din itong pakinabang sa kaniya, hindi para sumikat kundi dahil mas napaunlad niya ang kaniyang sarili sa larangan ng pagtulong sa kapwa. Mas nakaramdam din siya ng kaginhawaan sa kaniyang kalooban dahil sa pagtulong na ito.

Bukod sa pagiging aktibong mamamayan, aktibo rin si Ginoong Mirabel sa simbahan. Kung kaya naman para sa aking pang-apat na katanungan ay aking tinanong sa kaniya kung paano niya maiuugnay ang pananampalataya sa pagtulong bilang lingkod ng simbahan. Para sa kaniya, malaki ang magagawa ng isang lingkod ng simbahan dahil kinikilala nito ang kaniyang kapwa dahil isa nga ito sa turo ng simbahan. Bilang ginagabayan ng Diyos ay nalalaman niyang kailangan niyang tumulong nang walang hinihinging kapalit dahil alam niya na mas higit pa ang biyayang matatanggap ng mga taong mabait at matulungin sa kapwa. Isa ring inspirasyonal na kasagutan ang kaniyang sinagot mula sa katanungang ito. Mula sa kaniya:

“Patunay rin ito na namumuhay ako sa kabanalan ng Diyos kasi binabahagi ko ang mga biyayang natatanggap ko sa kaniya. Ginawa ko ito para maging karapat-dapat ako sa Kaharian ng Diyos. Ito yung purpose natin sa buhay kaya tayo nandito sa mundo. Para tayo ay mabuhay kasama ang mga kapwa natin at tulungan sila sa panahon ng pangangailangan. Palaging ipopoint-out ng buhay natin yung kapwa natin bilang kasama siyang nilikha ng Diyos. Sa ganitong pagkakataon din tayo tinatawag ng Diyos para ipakita ang ating pagiging mabuting Samaritano sa ating kapwa na kung saan hindi natin itinuturing na iba ang mga kapwa natin.”

Mula sa amin pang panayam, nahihinuha ko na mayroon itong inspirasyon na pinaglalaanan, napaisip ako nang mga sandaling iyon kung ano nga ba ang pinag-ugatan ng kaniyang pagtulong na ito. Kaniya naman itong sinagot ng isang nakakaantig na kasagutan, ayon sa kaniya:

“Ang inspirasyon ko ay ang buhay namin noon sa probinsya. Napakahirap na wala halos kaming makain. Makakakain ka lang kung magsisikap kang magtanim. Ang ulam lang namin noon ay bagoong, tuyo, o di kaya naman ay itlog. Kaya ito ang nagbigay sa akin ng inspirasyon na hindi madali ang buhay kung walang tutulong sa iyo para matustusan yung mga pangangailangan mo. Kailangan talaga ng pera para lang makakain ng pagkain, pero paano naman yung mga wala talagang pera? Hindi naman makatarungan kung magnanakaw ako di’ ba? Kaya naman hanggat kaya ko ay nagbibigay ng tulong sa mga kapwa ko dahil hindi ko man alam ang totoong buhay nila ay alam kong mahirap pa rin ang pinagdaanan nila. Kaya nga rin noong sumikat yung Community Pantry ngayong pandemic, mas lalo ko itong pinag-igihan kasi ito na yung tamang tulong ko para doon sa gustong makakain nang walang kinakailangang pera kasi kukuha na lang sila. Dahil marami na akong maitutulong ngayon mula sa biyaya ng Diyos sa akin ay nagpapasalamat din ako sa Diyos dahil Siya gumabay sa akin para magawa kong ibahagi yung tulong ko para sa ibang tao.”

At bilang paglalagom ng aming panayam, nagbigay siya ng mensahe para sa mga kabataan na tulad ko na nais tulong subalit hindi alam kung paano magsisimula. Mungkahi niya na:

“Ang masasabi ko lang ay, ano bang tulong ang iyong maibibigay? Kasi iba-iba ang tulong na pwede mong maibigay, in form of money, donation, and pwede rin yung talent mo i-share mo. Make use of your own capabilities para hindi lang ang ibang tao ang matulungan mo, pati na rin yung sarili mo. Tumulong kayo ayon sa talento niyo, gusto nito, at kaya niyo with love at nang walang hinihintay na bayad o kapalit sa binigay niyong tulong dahil kusang-loob iyan.”

Tunay na ang pagtulong ay nasa iba’t ibang anyo na nakabatay sa kung ano ang kaya nating maibigay. Ito ay kawanggawa na kung saan hindi kinakailangan ng pagpilit dahil ito ay nagmumula sa malaya nating pag-iral sa mundo na kung saan layunin nating punan ang pangangailangan ng ating mga kapwa. Ang pagtulong din ay walang pinipiling tao at oras. Patunay ang aking nakapanayam si Ginoong Mirabel na kung saan mula noon magpahanggang ngayon na tayo ay nahaharap sa pandemya ay hindi pa rin tumigil sa pag-aabot ng tulong sa ating kapwa. Isang mabuting ehemplo bilang isang aktibong mamamayan at lingkod ng simbahan na maituturing din.

Mula sa panayam na ito ay baon ko ang karunungan na kung saan ang kahalagahan ng aktibong pakikilahok at pagtulong ay mahalagang naisasabuhay at umiral sa atin. Bilang isang kabataan na naghahangad ng ikabubuti para sa ating bansa ay maiging sa kapwa nagsisimula ang pagkakawanggawa. Ang tuwiran kong pagtulong sa aking mga kapwa ay malaking bagay na bilang aking pagiging aktibo sa pakikilahok sa ating lipunan na kung saan naibibigay ko sa abot ng aking makakaya ang aking kakayahan at sariling pagkilos. Ito ay panawagan sa lahat na layunin ng ating buhay ang tulungan ang ating kapwa. Sa pamamagitan nito ay ating naisasakatuparan ng wasto ang kabuluhan ng ating pagkamamamayan na siyang nagiging instrumento ng kabutihan at katangian ng isang mabuti at aktibong mamamayan.

[whooolaanmo]

gurihan nga kita! pabida ka

mabuhay ang mga Filipino Filipina tulong tulong! po para sa mga apektado ng bagyo Ulysses sana makarating po talaga ito sa inyo kasi manghihinayang ako kung hindi ( ipon ko kasi yan bibili sana ako ng travel bag what's up North Face saka na lang tulong muna KAYA KAYO MGA NASA GOVT. umayos kayo tulong ok ibibigay baka naman may magtago pa nyan kaya nagdadalawa isip ako eh kung sa inyo ko talaga ipapahatid yung tulong eh) ginurihan ko pic ni Mayor masyado commercial HELLO kailangan pabida? tutulong na nga lang may pa pic ka pa kailangan po ba talaga yon Mayor? 🤔🤣😁 ( ok naman si Mayor pero ayoko lang talaga na may pic yung mga bagay na ganyan kasi yung term na lingap is for donation tulong tapos may pic nya edi sana lahat ng tumutulong ilagay na din nya yung pic)

salamat nga pala don kay Kuya Guard at kay Ate Manager sa puregold na nagpapasok sa akin kahit facemask lang nadala ko nakalimutan ko kasi faceshield 😊✌🏻

#SKL

Nov. 18, 2020

[aphrodithine]

Pag binato ka ng biyaya ibato mo pabalik

Una sa lahat gusto ko lang po muna magpa sensya at mag pasintabi po sa mga hindi pa ok ngayon ang estado lalong lalo na po sa trabaho. Gusto ko lang mag sulat ngayon. Ugali ko na dati pa na bago dumating ang sahod nag iisip na ako ng pwede kong maibalik pag dumating na ang kabayaran ng paghihirap (sahod) Madalas sa office like minsan manlilibre ako bigla tapos pagtatawanan ako kasi “pare pareho lang naman ng tayo ng sahod hah bakit ka nanlilibre” . Ako madalas ko sagot “naku na order ko na wala na kayo magagawa” hahaha!Ang tagal ko din nawalan ng work halos apat na bwan dahil sa dulot ng pandemya na ito kaya wala akong pinag tuunan kundi pamilya ko.Tapos netong bumalik na ako ng work isa sa mga nasa listahan ko eh makapag donate kahit paunti unti mga na apektuhan ng pandemya kahit konti man lang maitulong ko. Pero nagulat ako ngayong pasahod nila dahil halos triple yung itinaas dahil na din siguro nasa risk kame. Ang sarap sa pakiramdam kasi dito ako masaya ang makapag bigay talaga, minsan bigla na lang ako umiiyak kasi isa kasi to sa kulang sa akin lalo nung bata ako. Tumayo kame ng pamilya ko na baon sa utang nung college ako at kinaya nang tatay ko na patapusin kameng magkakapatid. Hindi sa pang aano pero yung isa kong kapatid suma cumlaude nung college, yung bunso patapos na bilang isang Marine Engineering tapos ako napatapos ako ng tatay ko sa limang taong kursong BS in Physical Therapy. Ako din naman ah Suma— sumakabilang buhay ang talino! Hahahaha

Si mama nag lalaba lang at minsan namamasukan sa mga tita kong mayayaman tapos aabutan na lang ng pera masasabi ko kung ikwekwento ko dito ng buo siguro masasabe nyo napaka swerte nyo padin nung bata kayo. Kaya nung nahanap ko tong swerte ko na to wala na ako ibang ginawa kundi tumulong at ibalik lahat at magpasalamat sa kung ano na meron ako ngayon hanggang ngayon yung pasasalamat na yun ibinabato ko na lang sa ibang tao sa pag tulong. Ito isa to sa mga natupad ko sa listahan ko ngayon ang makapag donate sa mga bata sa probinsya namin para sa ONLINE CLASSES na tinatawag. Tapos eto yung kaibigan ko nung highschool birthday nya nung nakaraan since ang tagal ko din nawala kasi sobra talaga akong busy na tao hindi ko sila nakaka musta pagka sumasabak na sa trabaho maka bawi man lang binahagi ko na lang gift nya ng vape bukod sa sya din pinakisuyuan kong mag ayos sa donations ko sa probinsya. Ngayon sobrang saya ko kasi kahit hindi ko man nakita mga batang pagbibigyan ng mga yun eh masaya na ako. Ilang beses ko naranasang pag damutan nung bata ako, ilang beses kong naranasanang taguan ng pagkain ng mga pinsan ko, ilang beses kong hiniling na sana bukas pag gising ko may laruan na din ako tulad ng mga pinsan ko, ilang beses ko hiniling nung nag aaral ako na sana sobra sobra naman ang allowance ko, ilang beses kong hiniling na sana maranasan ko din buhay ng mga kalaro ko na lahat ng hiling nila naibibigay ng magulang nila. Pero never ko binastos ang pamilya ko na ibigay ang mga ganung bagay nagpapasensya ako kahit na binubully ako nung bata ako. Ngayon lahat ng tong ginagawa ko eh dahil ayoko iparamdam sa ibang tao yung pag dadamot, gusto ko maramdaman nila yung pakiramdam na thankful sila hindi dahil sa bagay, o gamit na naibigay mo kundi dahil andyan ka na nagpa ramdam sakanila kasi ako guys kotang kota na ako nung bata sa ganung pakiramdam kaya ayaw ko na yun iparamdam sa iba hanggat kaya kong tumulong tutulong ako kahit pa siguro isusubo ko na pag nakita kita ibibigay ko na lang kesa kainin ko pa. Nakakatawa kasi diba sa linya na yan sobrang damot ko sa sarili ko, madalas nakakalimutan ko na din kasi ang alam ko lang naman eh wala naman na akong gustong hilingin pa mapasaya ko lang mga mahal ko sa buhay. Kaya wag kayo mag dadalawang isip tumulong wag nyo isasarado yang pinto na yan dahil hindi nyo alam ilang buhay yun napapasaya nyo. Wag nyo din pag kakaitan ang tao dahil sa totoo lang gustuhin man nila pero tulad nga ng naranasan mo noon salat na salat sila. Hindi lang iisa ang araw, ako na madaming kahirapang pinang daanan masasabi ko to na may kasamang SIGURADO dahil yung araw ko noon eh malayong malayo sa kung anong estado na meron ako ngayon.