all I can do is send out a cry to our higher power!(GOD).send to have mercy on us.I am a 9-11&a hurricane katrina survivor..my prayers&blessings go out 2 those people&animals..may God keep them strong to get to safty..just me still rebuilding my life..luv&concern INEZ!!

God or no god, this is not the place to argue it. Such petty differences in the face of great need... shame! If you don't believe in a god, then "man up" and show what humanity can to with whatever part you can spare of your hard-earned wealth or the pittance you have under you mattress. If you believe in a God, then remember that He commanded you not to sit and say the rosary, but to get out and help those who need it. Whichever side of the fence you are on, each one of us bears the burden of making this place either heaven or hell on earth.

My heart and prayers are with all of these precious people. It rains on the just and the unjust, so it's nothing they have done wrong that caused this. Disaster happens to us all sometime. I recently saw a double rainbow in the sky. A very large one just to remind us God will not destroy the whole earth by flood again. That is a promise.

Filipinos are hardworking and hospitable. Too bad that the country doesn't get a break from corrupt officials who put themselves first before their duty. This is not the time to point fingers. This is the time to help out especially children who are innocent victims.

I'm also Filipino here in Korea
i am so cried allot my heart so badly fell broken
for this kind of calamities & poverty now
i have also allot of family there
but thanks to god they all safe..

but my heart still feel heartache
to see this tragedy i feel what they feel!
& I'm very concentrate praying to god that
he will do anything,mercy to all poor people
that they need help
they don't even know what to do..

I am PRAYING to THE LORD to give all the strength to all my FILIPINO people who suffered from the disaster and not to happen again.

I am thankful for the wonderful response to the people in need. Last Saturday we saw the heavy rain and we prayed as we knew that those who lived at a lower level would be flooded. Friends of ours walked through floods and others were stranded for a whole day. We are working hard to coordinate efforts to bring relief to many who have lost their homes. I am proud of the many sacrifices that local people and others are making to help. God is answering many of our prayers for help. We have people living in our home that are working to clean their home.

Several of the comments seem to think that if God is all powerful he would prevent this painful event. Is the only demonstration of power a rescue from all pain? We believe that God demonstrated His love for us on the Cross - forgiving us and reconcilling us to Himself. He continues to demonstrate His love in many ways. We understand that many do not trust Him. As Christians we believe that God will raise everyone from death in the end. Now, He sits with us in the flood, suffering alongside and working through the hands of people who trust him to bring help to those in need.

I am glad to see that the Typhoon Parma seems to be holding off Typhoon Melor.

Sad to see you all in this condition...I cried when i saw in the news of what happened in Manila. this time of trials, you can see all the Filipinos are reaching out their hands supporting & helping each others. I really touched the ordeals you been suffering in this calamities, and I extend my deep sympathy to those who lost their loved ones & their homes.
I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. May the Lord himself, who is our source of peace, give you peace to all times and in every way. May God blessed you all.

:(
just pray.......
please pray,,
minhamida if i can't go in the philippines..
i have many projects..

If you are all concerned about these poor people,it's not only the generousity that counts,your prayers,your words of encouragement thanks for all these sacrifices you've made but there's one thing most important let us call for HEALING not only for your own country but the whole world as well,the world that we are living is very very ill.Why don't we start in ourselves,LET US HEAL OUR OWN LIFE,(if only everybody will do this)The whole world will be saved.

The government should know that our country are getting this kind of typhoon every year, they should learn how to plan ahead to prepare & be ready, so people will not be caught unhanded again.

Pray to GOD to overcome all this trials, HE got the reason for doing it.
Maybe a wake up call for all the politician to do their responsibilities as government.

the picture really.....I don't know what to say, but right now I'm more focusing on the aid that we will give to the victims...hopefully all of them can be strong and patience....GOD know what He is doing....

"If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will heal from heaven and forgive their sins and I will heal their land". 2 Chronicles 7;14

- God is not unrighteous or unjust to forget our prayers.I believe this is God's wake up call for all of us, Filipino citizens.We must take time to pray and plead for God's mercy. Its not too late. God's grace it still at its best

in GENESIS of the Bible, GOD made a covenant with Noah, to never again flood earth and wipe it out. His promise is FOREVER. We will stand strong, and learn from this. A rainbow is His sign of His promise, look for it. He is with us.

Comment 125 & 212 are right on....

The pictures of my hometown under water (Marietta, GA) were powerful until I saw these. Thanks for bringing out challenges into perspective.

god bless us....
it's a part of
our journey
i hope all the
things happens,,,
god always there
for us...,,to take care'''''

Storm is a part of our life...Let us pray all together that God will comport all the Victims and may those lost thier live may rest in peace....God has purpose to every one....God bless Us All

When im watching this my tears cant stop to fall...specially to one pic body that laying on the muds....God may heal and comfort those in greif....God bless Philippines.. from hongkong

to my fellow country men.. wag tayo mawalan ng pag asa ...
manalig lang tayo sa panginoon at tutulongan nya tayo...

GODBLESS US ALL

how sad the picture is....
but for now all we can do is pray for ourselves and help each other
the lesson that we've learn from this is be kind to our mother nature
to prevent this disaster again....

the filipino people can survive from this tragic and we overcome all of this.....

To Kathleen: I obey the law, pay my taxes, and segregate my trash accordingly. I speak my mind and make it a point to give only food to beggars instead of loose change. You can't blame the United States for my "colonized" way of thinking. I think this way because I have a proper education and was raised to have high principles, morals, and ethics. And I wouldn't use the United States as a benchmark for perfection, they have just as many flaws in their system as we do except they take more action and have a higher capacity and influence over it's people.

To Sam: See above text. I can only do so much as a citizen. But I am proud to say that I do my fair share and don't step on people. I have employees working for me and I pay them the right wages. I avoid dealing with corrupt people and this has been a huge disadvantage for my business. It's a good thing there are still some morally upright people in the Philippines, and in this world we live in.

Tragic as it may seem, the mayors of these cities are now being questioned for their decisions on city planning. The system that they work for has turned against them and is looking for answers for decades of mismanagement. If you watch the news, the people living in these unsafe areas are now being relocated to safer places. As hard as it may seem for thousands of families to start over, they shouldn't have been there in the first place. This is a very good start and I hope to see it end the right way as well.

Thank you.

It is man's made..the stupid government, the corrupt officials from the president down to barangay captains and even the people have the fault why we are all suffering from these tragedy. Improper waste management that is why "basura mo babalik sayo" is true. Most of the officials are keeping the funds which is for the projects of flood control. Napaka walanghiya nila kaya nangyari ito sa PIlipinas. The people are not also exempted especially those poors! having lots of children are not ideal. Hirap na nga sa buhay anak pa ng anak that's why the population are enlarging devastatedly!..So please be wise in choosing the next leader of our country. Just a hint, if you choose G. Teodoro the currrent government especially PGMA will be free from all their cases. Choose the leader who will abide no one! with dignity,integrity and political will. Let's pray for our country.

Do Not worry FILIPINOS!!! Let us just do our best and God will do the rest.
Continue donating for this is the right time to show the world that our fellow countrymen including you weather rich or poor has the right to be called a child of God. Do not lose faith

alla.. om my god. kawawa nmn cla. :(.
galing ng nag picture. ayt-dol.
pero nakaka awa nmn .
:(:(:(:(. !

I can't believe that this typhoon "ONDOY" can cost this much! To all my fellows FILIPINO I can't help in material things but I'll help pray to all of you....I'm really very sad about what happened to our country...

If you are donating money please dont send to the Philippine Government especially ARROYO GOVERNMENT.....They will only keep that money in their pocket.....THEY DON'T HAVE HEARTS TO MY FELLOW FILIPINOS.....ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE PHILIPPINES ESPECIALLY MRS. GLORIA ARROYO AND HIS HUSBAND AND SONS AND ALL THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN MY COUNTRY (SENATORS, MAYORS, CONGRESSMAN ALL OF THEM ) ARE VERY CORRUPT!

THEY ARE MORE MORE WORSE THAN THE PREVIOUS

Don't we wish the Philippines was still a colony? Don't we wish that the Clark AFB was still in existence?

May God Bless us all.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all my fellow kababayans, my family and friends out there. My hearts goes out to you all. God bless !!!!!!He is watching over us..and knows that our kababayans will be able to pull these through...God bless to you all...

I guess my problem with all the "God will help" and "Trust in our Father" stuff is this: look at picture 10. A small dead child is being carried away by a rescue worker. If i knew any man who had caused that to happen I would revile him and call him a murderer, wouldn't you? Big plan or no big plan, lesser of two evils or not, heart in the right place or wrong place, anyone who caused that little child to die would be a murderer.
I hear all the time that God is all powerful and all knowing and pure good. Well, then, he knew that child was going to die, he "created" the storm and so, in absolute effect, he caused the death to happen. What does that make God?

Why would god bless these people? Why would it bless x over y. Are you implying before these people got screwed over god didnt like/"bless" them? You religious people are a joke. Yes this is a terrible event but come on... Do you feel like your doing something good by telling god to bless them?

8 October 2009-Having many times been in Cainta and other Matro Manila areas hit by Ondoy, and know personally folks living in them, my heart was twisted with the pictures. I am in the process of raising funds to add to those my wife and I have already sent, to be forwarded to those I know personally to be in the greatest need. Any who would want to contribute to this, please send all checks to me: Wallace H. Little; 532 Underwood Road, Marshall, Texas; 75672; 903-9340-9608, Mark them "Manila Flood Relief." I have a joint USA bank acocunt with a preacher there whomI'v eknown since 1973. He will handle the distrinution, and report how used.

@Sick of Shallow Piety - .."What does that make God?"
An omnipotent character found in numerous influential cultural fictions.

To those dead and suffering, you have my fondest thoughts.

I totally agree with Justin Reese(comment #222) speaking of prioritized people, i was watching TV patrol news and saw Sen. Richard Gordon and other gov. officials along with the daughters of Gabby Lopez (owner of ABS-CBN) doing a rescue efforts but not on a poor man's area but you know where...? on a exclusive village called "Executive Homes" with all the foods and drinks individually packed on a nice styrofoam! It really pissed me off because they just passed thru the area of poor people who does'nt have anything to eat and go straight to those rich families who got lots of stocks.

Hi, I am a Filipina. For those who would like to send their donations in cash or kind, please don't direct your donations to Philippine government or it's agency especially DSWD. Please contact local non government organizations especially Christian Church organizations to ensure your donations will reach those victims of Ondoy. Please visit this website of Christ Commission Fellowship who accepts donations in cash or in kind. http://www.ccf.org.ph/.

Thanks so much,
Marilyn M.

Its only going to get worse unfortunately, global warming is causing a polarization of weather patterns, i.e. places that are dry are going to get even dryer and places that already receive lots of rain are going to receive even more. More floods, more droughts. Its going to be worst around the equator which is where most third world countries are located. More people will die.

I was amazed with the philippine people,there beauty,happy loving attitude even though the povertity there is horrific.I was there for 1 month last year and traveled to manila,cagayan de oro,cebu, suragoa city,bohol ect.I never had any trouble but only respect.Philippinos are the most loving people i have ever had the prevelige to meet.With all the lives they sacrafised and the support they gave to the united states in ww2 we owe them greatly! Also vietnam,cambodia,laos we also should be helping them as well for the horrible things we did to these lovely people.I hope the us goverment do what we should and send aid and support to these beautiful countries.

For those who pray for the Filipino people as a whole,keep praying it keeps the system going.

For those who send aide/ cloths, food and cash be careful where it goes.

For those who blame the government, I believe you have the right to point at the elected officials we have and even before this present leaders we have.
My information can stand corrected.
Belguim has been under sea level for all this decades yet they do not have this kind of extent of flooding for before the rain comes their country gets ready and are prepared to get their water pumps into action.

In the Philippines we have designed a step ladder of DAMS and DIKE HARDLES from Ambuklao dam, Bingga Dam,Caliray dam and Angat dam and studies on flood control.using the flow of nature through gravity in irrigating our fields etc etc etc.
When I was back in the Philippines I use to pass Ambuklao Dam from Baguio to Nueva Vizcaya. We are short of water to fill the basin on both Ambuklao and Bingga accordingly because of DENUDED forest.
How about calculating for sereach of pumps to Ambuklao and release water as needed?
The question is where thus this comment end up with? Thus it end up floating in the air?
I have no other group of people whom to call on. Any body knows?

It is so sad to see these people suffer. Lets pray for those who perished and let's hope that those who survived will get through it and hope they find peace in their lives. And for those who blame God for this misfortune, it is a shame. God does not have anything to do with this. It is the politicians' fault (past and current) that they did not do their jobs which resulted to this catastrophy. I hope they also would find peace in their heart and finally, I also hope that this will serve as a lesson to all the people in power. But in the meantime lets do everything to help those who survived because they need us the most!

OMG! Really impressive, very sad!

we need to plant more trees.LOVE our nature, nature will love us!
destroy nature, nature will destroy us!PLANT PLANT PLANT!

the previous typhoon, ondor and now pepeng had really brought damages to lives and properties including crops .. more are coming so expect the worst .. what me need now is be vigilant and be prepared..we reap what we sow..with our continuous disregard to our protection to our environment, this is just the beginning of more disasters.so , we had to wake up and do something before its too late..God help the Philippines, and the FILIPINOS..

I am a Filipino and I live in Florida. My heart breaks when I see the suffering my people are going through. I have sent my donation in the hope that at least I will be able to touch one filipino family and make their lives a little better.

FORGET THE TYPOON,HELP ONE ANOTHER AND PRAY TO OUR THER IN HEAVEN.....

Para sa mga militante na galit sa mga Amerikanong sundalo, nasaan na kayo para tumulong sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo? Ni hindi namin kayo makita sa lansangan para magbigay ng tulong. Magaling lang kayo mag "organize' ng rally. Puro kayo sigaw at walang aksyon. May nakuha ba kayong tulong mula sa Red China? Nanawagan din kami sa mga korap na opisyal ng gobyerno. Ilabas niyo na ang mga nakurakot niyong pera para ibalik sa taong bayan.

Thanks for keeping these pictures available for the world to see. I am a Filipina and I never thought I would see and experience a deluge in my lifetime. Apart from climate change, what we saw in the wake of Ondoy is the combined effect of people's lack of love for nature; lack of awareness and indifference to the environment; negligence of government officials and employees in doing their work; corruption in both government and private sectors; ignorance in handling garbage/ wastes; illegal reclamation along waterways (rivers, esteros, canals, creeks) by urban poor dwellers, police outposts, barangay halls, day care centers; clogged waterways; and lack of disaster-preparedness.IN SHORT, LAWLESSNESS AND NEGLECT.

The big picture is the composite of everybody's neglect and irresponsible acts.We all have a share of the blame for what befell us.

Let our sad story be a warning to others who have not seen and experienced it. Learn from our lesson while there is time.

Good day. Can I use the photos above for a presentation we will be doing in HSBC to show the destruction caused by Typhoon Ketsana? You can contact me at mauriceyap@hsbc.com.ph

Grateful if you can give us permission. Thank you!

Maurice

heartbreaking..... if i were there i would volunteer gladly in any way i can. we all need to change not only the government which is always blamed for its inadequacies but change should start from within each of us also... what the filipinos have shown helping one another, with filipinos abroad sending out relief goods and local and international fiipino artists holding out concerts whereproceeds would go to the victims are only one of the good traits of filipinos. i am proud to be a filipino and most of all do not forget our GOD.

This is not the time to criticized the government i guess we should focus on helping to those who need and victim of this calamity, i also does'nt like our politicians when ever there is calamity or disaster. if we want to help and have the doubt to our govenment, we can send it to our thrustful relatives backhome and let them distribute to those people who needs the most. It's true that we pray for those people who suffered but we do not act so what's the point of praying. ACT/MOVE

TO #147......

LONG LIVED THE UNFORTUNATES!!!! SORRY KA! OUT OF PLACE KA SA MUNDO! IKAW LANG HINDI BINAHA....LAHAT KAMI APEKTADO NG FLOODS! WE WISH YOU THE WORSE OF ALL THE WORSE. DON'T WORRY.... MAY LIMANG BAGYO PA AND WHO KNOWS.....ONE, TWO, THREE OR MORE FROM YOUR FAMILY WILL BE THERE WITH THE FATALITIES!!!!!! HOPE SO!! SO IF I WERE YOU, RETRACT ALL THE STUPID LETTERS YOU TYPED IN HERE. PERSONA NON GRATA!

I've been receiving via email heaps of photos damaged by typhoon Katrina. It's so heartbreaking that the smash up is so enoumous that it will take a lot of time to back in normal condition. This is a natural misfortune and it so happened that our country been hardly battered. Pinos in Sydney, Australia are mobilised and donated all kinds from resources to etc. I for one donated two large plastic bags of my clothes and etc address to Rotary Club Quezon City Chapter. PAL is the carrier & will be leaving Sydney any day this week. One of my friends here, his sister is a member of the Rotary Club, QC.

pls. pray the people that was affected

God bless the soul of the Filipinos

the earth is in TROUBLE..!!!..

Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines;
Though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
and there be no herd in the stalls --
YET I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD,
I will joy in the God of my salvation.
The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet,
And He will make me walk on my high hills.
Habbakuk 3:17-19
Keep the faith Philippines! God bless Philippines!

Il est temps de s'occuper de notre planète !!!

these are some of the most tragic pics, i have ever seen..my prayers are with these people, especially the children...

Can someone post pics of typhoon Parma, which hit Northern Philippines a week after Ketsana, came back and lingered for days causing more damages and killing more people. We need to make people aware of that because it's been challenging for us to gather volunteers, vehicles and goods for rescue and relief. Most people are not touched. We need to ignite the people's sense of compassion through whatever means and showing powerful photographs is one of them. Thanks

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET AND PLEASE DO NOT STOP HELPING, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE SUFFERING NOW IN NORTHERN LUZON BECAUSE OF PEPENG/PARMA. A LOT OF PEOPLE DEAD NOW. LANDSLIDES EVERYWHERE, ENTIRE VILLAGES, TOWNS CUT OFF FROM THE REST BY FLOODS. MILLIONS OF DAMAGED CROPS, THOUSANDS OF DESTROYED HOUSES.

LET US NOT FAIL THEM!

ITS TIME FOR TO BE UNITE AND TO BE ONE OHHHHHHHHH GOBERYENO WAKE UP NOW ITS THE TIME TO FULLY CONCERN FOR THE FILIPINO CITIZENS 99% ITS ON U GUYS BUT U R ALL BUSY EVERYDAY DOING AND MAKING FOR OWN BENEFICIAL MAHIYA NAMAN KAYO TIME TO MAKE GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY .FOR ALL OF MY KABABAYAN KEEP PRAYING DONT LOSE HOPE

God loves us and His will will be done! Stop blaming who is to be blamed? Now is the right time that we need to be united and bring out again the original we are...pagtutulungan ng bawat isa... Prayer is the most powerful weapon that we can have in times like this...

This would be the most striking typhoon that led all the Filipinos to really unite and help each other. "Saludo ako saatin, mga Pinoy!"

# 147 - Aren't you rich people supposed to have good breeding? Long live the rich, you say, let's see how you'll feel after your long life, then you experience a flood of fire.

God bless the soul of the Filipinos

its really very disappointing... dis kinda scenario really creates a confusion in me... whether or not dere iz god ???.... anyway fr all filipinos may u all gather all d strength 2 overcome such a breath takin disaster.... wish u all d every best 2 conquer dis natural calamity..

I own the white standing white car... flood in our village is 2 storey high

The Filipino obsession of God astounds me.

I agree with 'sick of shallow piety', why would you praise an all powerful god who did this to you? Perhaps you may say it's a test of faith? That's a cop-out, why would he prefer X over Y?

What's the point of praying? Why not do something worthwhile that will actually help people. Hope is a good thing, but since when was religion a prerequisite for hope?

Best wishes for the people in Philippines, I know my is helping be actually doing something rather than wasting time and praying.

Some says acts by God. Oh no, this is the acts of greedy people. That's all it sums up. Nobody now respect the nature, it retaliates. The sick people and the sick nature.

Thank you for the pictures and the comments publication. Please give me permission to copy some pictures for my slide show. It is terrible, sad and devasting happening and I like to view it sometimes again. Again thank you

Hi! In relation to this news article, we would like to inform you that indie musicians from Asia and other countries created a benefit music album called "A Sound Relief: In Aid Of The Victims Of Typhoon Ondoy". You can listen to the whole album here:

http://asoundrelief.bandcamp.com

We would like to ask everyone to help Ondoy/Ketsana victims in the Philippines by downloading a 25-song music compilation album for $10.00. The proceeds will be donated to the relief fund. There is still so much to do, as millions were displaced from their homes, and a lot of people affected still need help. All the bands and artists donated their songs into the album out of their sincere desire to use their talents to do something to help Filipinos get back to their normal lives, and to inspire other that they can do something, anything, to help those in need. Thank you all so much!

The responsible people who manage Philippines dams around the province of Rizal are dumb, useless, not to have the foresight that a calamity like this couldhappen. While it is true that the water that's building up from the rains coming from high places, the dam/s should be opened to release water and avoid real strong pressure and thus cause more deadly damaeg, at least the people int he surrounding areas should have been alerted. What alerts were issued? I learned that only a Typhoon signal no. 1 was sent out. Ws this sufficient to alert the people? Alert could have been transmitted through the radio, tv or anyother means of pa .system from municipalities.

VERY GOOD.THANKS I VIEW UR PICTURE.

SALAMAT SA LAHAT NG NAGDOWNLOAD. NAKATULONG ITO SA LAHAT LALO NA SA ABROAD AT PARA MAKAPAGBIGAY DIN NG TULONG PARA SA LAHAT NG NAEPEKTUHAN.SEGURO SA SUNOD NA PANAHON AT BAGO MANGYARI ITO ULIT MAKAPAGHANDA NA TAYO.GOD WILL HELP US.........

To # 307.
A colony. .? You stupid bastard. What Clark AFB can do preventing typhoon? o baka sinasabi mo na mas mabilis sana ang rescue.
Mag isip ka kaibigan!. Hindi colony ang solution. Yan pagiisip na yan ang pumapatay sa kaunlaran ng bansa.
What we can do is stop illegal logging. Squatters should be out of the floodways. Relocate in proper places and give them livelihood.
And most of all, lunurin ang lahat ng nakaupo sa gobyerno.

Thank you very much for showing us some of the pictures, God Bless ALL of you especially those who are suffering, the dead and most epecially those who are helping.
Can somebody please tell me if CARDONA, RIZAL,Philippines is also damaged or NOT? It is after CAINTA and BEFORE Tanay, RIZAL.

I used to teach in San Francisco High School in Cardoa, Rizal that is why I am very interested to know.

CORRUPTION AND GREED HELP MAKE MATTERS WORSE IN THE PHILIPPINES WHEN NATURE STRIKES. WHEN WILL THE GOVT. PLAN AHEAD FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE? I DOUBT IF IT WILL EVER HAPPEN.

What the Devil met for evil, God can turn it for GOOD, out of this calamity something good will come out. In the year 2005 some of us who are tune with the LORD have received dreams or vision of this rising flush flood, and most of the sons & daughters of God has prayed before hand. For sure prayers were offered long some 2 or 3 years ago.

It is high time to help our own people & country. We who got a little luck to be living / working abroad should be thankful for the chance we get everytime. Let´s try to share a little of the graces we have in form of prayers/ medicines. God bless our land and our families, & kababayans

SOME SAY'S THIS IS A TRIAL THAT GOD GAVE US, NO ITS NOT! GOD WILL NEVER GIVE US THIS KIND OF TRAGEDY, WE MUST ALL FACE IT ITS HUMAN WHO CAUSES THIS, WE ARE SO CAUGHT UP ON COMMERCIALIZATION & MODERNATIZATION OF OUR PLANET BUT WE DO NOT REALIZED THE EFFECT OF IT. GOD GAVE US A PLACE TO LIVE ON THE BEAUTIFUL EARTH, PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT WE COULD USE FOR FOODS , WATER AND AMONG OTHER THINGS. WE HUMAN NEED TO TAKE OF THIS WONDERFUL GIFTS, BUT WE ABUSED IT AND NOW WE ALL SUFFERING, GOD IS SO GOOD AND WONDERFUL! PLEASE DO NOT SAY THIS IS FROM GOD...GOD IS STILL WITH US EASE OUR PAINS AND COMFORT US IN OUR SORROWS, AND HE STILL WITH US FROM DAY ONE AND WILL NEVER LEAVE US HE IS JUST WAITING FOR US TO REPENT!, AND SO WE MUST!, THERE IS A WONDERFUL LIFE THAT AWAITS US IN A NEW PARADISE EARTH! GLORY BE TO GOD.

Chúng ta hãy cầu nguyện cho những con người đáng thương này....cơn bão đã cướp đi tất cả của cải vật chất của họ , họ thật đáng thương.
They need help....we should do something to help them in their time like this.

I hope you get alot better ialso hoppe your wishes come ttrue love frme sebastian.

As i scrolled down these pictures, I couldn't help not to cry. I will pray for those who lost their love ones and pray for the ones who survived.

These are very sad pictures of my kababayan. We all know that this is god's will and everything happens for a reason. Despite the loss, pain and suffering brought by this tragedy, Filipinos still has smiles on their faces, because they know that god is always going to be there for us no matter what...... That is why I am very proud to say that "I am a Filipino". Always praying for all and all my kapwa Filipinos. Thank you for sharing these pictures.

hurray!!! to #324...you're on target for those people who were the signatories of the unthinkable by shooing the Americans from their Military Bases down from our beloved country, the PHILIPPINES...those people are not heroes in my sight! They're ungrateful of what the American government had done to our backward country then...through their assistance we're now educated and had reached all over the planet because of the knowledge that Uncle Sam had fed us. Foremost the use of latrines, a big help for our health wise. I grew up poor but healthy; both my parents worked hard just we can have three meals a day...I've never thought that I'm here with Uncle Sam didn't have any idea about America before; I'm very appreciative of those countries who are always ready in extending hands for the needy and I'm very grateful for the country AMERICA. the beautiful which I loved so much!!! THANK YOU ALL AMERICANS AND ESPECIALLY TO THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO DID THEIR JOB FOR ALL THE WORLD!!! I'd tried to be as good as a girl can be...and my husband loved me so much...a Filipino also and three years younger than me; we're not rich here just in survival mood...but my only wish for all poor people would be to keep going to survive and not to wait for any government assistance whatsoever...just like my family CATCHAPERO-LIMBOHAN from LEYTE...I've never remember that we asked and received anything from any lowly/highest officials of our motherland on my 28 years of life while in our beloved country. I was a housemaid and only graduated from high school. To all public officials...please have a heart of gold? Will you all SIR/MADAM use all the donated money to build a reinforced building and high enough so that the poor people victims of tropical storm ONDOY, PEPENG and other forms of calamities would have a strong, beautiful and safe to live in. Please no more shanties along canals, river banks and under the bridges...the kagawads and kapitan del barrio would be the ones to oversee that non will build shanties anymore.

10-ft deep of muddy flood left some marks on our wall insde the house . . . We lost everything from our ground floor . . . our car was even found hanging on the gate of our garage after the flood subsided . . . nothing much that we have saved since the 2nd floor of our house was just made up of wood; can't support that much weight . . . Good thing no one got hurt from any of our family member . . . September 26, 2009 was indeed the day that left us a very sad story . . .

...a very very SAD! well, we have to PRAY to our ALMIGHTY FATHER to overcome all this trials. Maybe a wake-up call for all the people to do their responsibilities to our ALMIGHTY FATHER in HEAVEN. And we need to be closer to GOD. And we know that GOD hears and answers our PRAYERS.

i believe that disaster does not come from God for Lord God know not to hurt us but instead continuously love us...This is just a reminder that after all the good and beautiful things he has given us we still have the guts to destroy, knowing that it will all come back to us... I believe Filipinos are strong and they will fight this mistake with all the power and strength!.

To post #324: The poor street parliamentarians were busy keeping themselves alive from the flood...so poor that they could barely keep their bodies and souls together. The relatively well-off militants were busy helping their poor compatriots to keep their bodies and souls together. Why did you think that it is important to have these militants "show-off" or be visible to you that they were helping the poor?
Siguro, sandamukal kang hambog, dahil importante sa iyo ang magpasiklab o magpalabas sa mga tao habang ikaw ay tumutulong tulad ng mga bulok at trapong pulitiko...aminin!

But wait! Di ka naman ata tumulong, eh. Nanood ka lang ata sa sidelines, no? ...aminin!

To post #363: Our anti-US imperialist senators voted to close the US military bases in the Philippines, supported by both anti-US imperialist Filipinos and anti-US imperialist Americans AND all anti-US imperialist citizens of all countries. If you cannot tell the diference between an anti-US imperialist American from a US-imperialist American, I give up on your naivete. Be smart!

But you know what? The senators did not kick the US-imperialist machinery out of their military bases in Subic and Clark. We prayed...and God listened: Mt. Pinatubo erupted!

lET'S ALL wORSHIP gOd IN eVERYTHIONG THAT hAPPENING TO US IS FOR a REASON .. dONT' loose hope we can awake from this Calamity and I know in God's Way we will raise and alltogether will live a Wonderful and Pieceful life again

DOZENS OF WAKE UP CALLS already been sent TO US IN ASIA, ie..TSUNAMIES, PINATUBO, TREMORS, and many more...but people are just taking it for granted and still keeping their eyes close on the rampant CORRUPT practices starting from the BARANGAY UP TO THE HIGHEST GOVERNMENT OFFICE. Saan kaba naman nakakita nang billion PESOS projects na FLOOD CONTROL BUILDING NA WALA NAMANG HINUKAY NA DAANAN NANG TUBIG... IT ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES. Marami pang rampant corruptions ang nangyayari na kayo din ang apektado. SANA MAGING RESPONSABLE NAMAN KAYO TO SAVE YOUR KIDS FUTURES.

In my city happend the same situation. Itajaí Santa Catarina Brazil.

Superb photography.

My heart is broken.

seeing the pictures,,i thought we are in need of thje second noah's ark..

This was the first of many storms of unprecedented severity. This being the eve of All Saints' Day (31 October) I'm still trying to figure out if the storm that still rages now compares to the others, because I have friends in Metro Manila and friendship to me is more precious than life itself. Art Bell, alterted us (histen million listeners)to the fact thatsomething wasn'tquite right when the first raindrops of the first storm fell on Manila. People like us know that morethan just "greenhouse gasses" are to blame. The sun hasbeen doing funnythingsthroughout the whole solar system,and there are such thingsas HARP(high altituderadarproject) that may beinvolved.

As long as Filipinos charge all their fates and disasters to the Lord, the corrupt government is happy to continue exploiting innocent and igonorant people, who don't want to accept the reality. Please organize Yourselves now in a party and fight for protecting environment, prevent pollution, collect and recycle the basura. Don't destroy Your country. Soon, there will be no more drinking water, no more tree and natural food and the prices for the poor people be higher for artifical American junk food wrapped in plastic, strewn all over the country side unitil nothing grows any more. What a responibility to Your children. They will blame You later. Stand up and fight fight now

@ arnoldpjones (comment #277)
No offense but, god made this disasters as trial, and remember, you can never escape a trial, unless......

let us just hope that we can pass all the trials that god made, and that shows that we deserve to live. ,

I'm so thankful that we are safe here in Pasay. I'm so amazed of what had happened to most of our countrymen. I have also experienced about 20 years ago "Typhoons Didang, Yoling", I cannot recall the others. There were high floods also, heavy rains, strong winds, flying objects but have never experience these traumatic incidents brought by "Ondoy".

We always need to pray and thank God for whatever we have, whether it is in a material things, good looks or everything we have in life. We should be satisfied in whatever we have, help the poor people in any matter we could be of help. For the politicians, better think of the future not for themselves only, they must plan and do all the wonderful things for the benefits of everybody, they must think for the future especially for the children. For the environment, the employment (6 months contract for the youth?) what will happen to them, they will keep on applying for a new job until they become 60 years old? A pity for the youth these days, no stable job for them, their future always depends in working abroad.

What we need to do is to keep on praying and praising the Lord. Listen to the Word of God and follow the Ten Commandments.

totoong maraming likas na yaman ang pilipinas, pero nasaan ang mga ito? nagamit ba ng tama? sino ang nagtamasa? bakit?
totoong marami ang matatalino sa pilipinas, pero nasaan sila? ginamit ba nila ng tama ang kanilang mga galing? bakit?
sa ngayon, ano ang kalagayan ng pilipinas?
kaya ko ba siyang tulungan na magbago? siyempre oo, kahit akoy hamak na manggagawa. kahit akoy isang mangmang ay tutulungan ko siya. sapagkat lagi kong isinasabuhay ang pambansang awit ng pilipinas, hindi lamang ito inaawit, kailangang tuparin ko ang bawat salita na binabanggit nito. ikaw kaya mo ba? siyempre oo, kaya dapat magtulungan tayong mga pilipino. tulad ni ginoong manny pacquiao. katulong natin siya sa pagbabago at progreso ng ating bansa. huwag kayong mag alala may katulong tayo sa itaas. kaya magsimula tayong muli mga kabayan!!!!

i hope the people of philippines and vietnam are gonna be ok