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RIGHT FOR A HABITAT

THE PREAMBLE OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS, "THE RECOGNITION OF THE INHERENT DIGNITY AND OF THE EQUAL  AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF HUMAN FAMILY IS THE FOUNDATION OF FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND PEACE IN THE WORLD." IT WAS ALSO STATED THERE THAT, "IT IS VERY ESSENTIAL IF MAN IS NOT TO BE COMPELLED TO HAVE RECOURSE, AS A LAST RESORT, TO REBELLION AGAINST TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION, THAT HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD BE PROTECTED BY THE RULE OF LAW." VARIOUS GROUPS AND ORGANIZATION LODGED THEIR PETITION TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO REAFFIRM THE HUMAN RIGHTS TO ADEQUATE HOUSING.  HOUSING IS A RIGHT OF EVERY HUMAN. WE HAVE STILL PLENTY OF LANDS THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED INTO SOCIAL HOUSING. EVERY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ITS DWELLERS. THIS WILL BE THE BEST SOLUTION FOR INFORMAL SETTLERS SPROUTING IN THE CITY. FROM THE SENATORS DOWN TO BARANGAY CAPTAINS THEY HAVE SO-CALLED DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THAT WERE USED UNWISELY ...

CATASTROPHIC BEAUTY

EVERY TIME THERE ARE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS PHOTOGRAPHERS, NATURE LOVERS, TOURISTS AND EVEN BYSTANDERS FLOCKED TO THE SITE TO BEHOLD ITS BEAUTY NOT MINDING THE RISK IT WILL GIVE THEM IN RETURN. AFTER FOUR HUNDRED YEARS (400) THE PHILIPPINES MOUNT PINATUBO ERUPTED LEAVING 847 DEAD, INJURED 184 AND MORE THAN ONE (1) MILLION  PEOPLE WERE DISPLACED. I COULD NOT IMAGINE HOW HUGE IS FIVE (5) MILLION CUBIC OF ASHES AND PYRO- PLASTIC THAT WAS EJECTED BY MOUNT PINATUBO. ON THE POSITIVE NOTE, PICTURES OF CATASTROPHIC BEAUTY SUCH AS OF THAT OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS WERE SEEN IN POSTCARDS, NEWS MAGAZINES AND OTHER PAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION. SCENE LIKE THIS IS ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO BEHOLD DESPITE THE TERROR AND DAMAGE IT BRINGS TO THE NATION ESPECIALLY TO THE  SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND THEY PRAY THAT IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

BLOODED SHOE

IF THIS SHOE CAN ONLY PINPOINT THE CULPRITS OF GENSAN BOMBINGS THAT RESULTED TO 14 PEOPLE DEAD AND INJURING ABOUT 64 PEOPLE, THESE TERRORISTS WILL BE PUNISHED AND JAILED FOR THE CRIMES THEY COMMITTED AGAINST THE INNOCENTS WHO HAD NOTHING TO DO ABOUT IT EXCEPT TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. THIS SHOE CRIES FOR JUSTICE, REPRESENT ALL INNOCENT VICTIMS AROUND THE GLOBE AND CALLS TO STOP THIS BRUTAL AND BARBARIC ACTS AGAINST THE INNOCENT. I WONDER WHY THE SO-CALLED FREEDOM FIGHTERS LIKE THE ABU SAYYAF, MILF, NEW PEOPLE’S ARMY, COMMUNIST PARTY AND THE LIKES ALWAYS USES FORCE AGAINST THE NON-COMBATANTS OR INNOCENT CIVILIANS. I CANNOT ACCEPT A USELESS ACTIVITY SUCH THIS AND WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THEIR WRONG DOINGS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.  ALL OF US WANTED CHANGE INCLUDING THIS BLOODED SHOE BUT IT MUST BE DONE WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE LIVES OF INNOCENTS WHO LIKE THEM WANTED A PEACEFUL AND PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY.