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Del Cusay: A Filipino Blogger who writes about Travel inspirations and Personal Development. He also shares commentaries about Philippine politics, news and current affairs, and express his views and insights about political and social issues concerning; nature & environment, agriculture, social justice & human rights, freedom of expression and press freedom.

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The Dangers of Manila Bay White Sand

- September 18, 2020

Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Miami beach in Florida, USA and ... Manila Bay White Sand in the Philippines? They say that those man-made beaches have one thing in common... It's an artificial beach nourishment made of dolomite. Not a real white sand like the world-famous Boracay, but an artificial sand that could be easily washed away by rising sea level and stronger storm surge whenever a strong typhoon hits the country. The Philippines as a Pacific Island has suffered the most natural disasters and is one of the most disaster-prone countries due to the effects of climate change. Climate change is real and we have all witnessed its devastating effect from Ondoy to Yolanda. That was just a recent past, but memories are haunting us everytime we hear about an incoming weather disturbances like a super typhoon. With continuous heavy rainfall caused by Habagat or any weather phenomenon, will the Dolomite sand be safe from not being washed away? How could we afford to maint

The New Manila Bay Sands

- September 10, 2020

Miami beach, Copacabana Beach, Marina Bay Sands and... Manila Bay Sands? Wow! The Philippines is becoming one of the coolest beach cities in the world. Truly a world-class and ambitious urban coastline development by turning the natural black sand into an attractive, but artificial white sand, which is a crushed Dolomite rocks from the Mountains of the Island-Province of Cebu. And so, after all, it's not really a natural white sand like the world famous Boracay Island beach that the Philippine government envisioned of the Manila Bay. Some environmental groups including the Department of Health have expressed their sentiments about various health hazards that the project will potentially cause. Some of our Government leaders, environmental activists and concerned citizens have also expressed their strong opposition about the White sand project, which they say is untimely and insensitive since we are currently facing our toughest battle of Covid-19. Are we for the bea

Typhoon Ulysses and VP Leni Please

- November 14, 2020

We Filipinos are suffering from the worst effect of a natural calamity. From the super typhoon Rolly in the Bicol Region; the severe flooding in Marikina and Rizal Province; and just recently, a sad fate from a massive flooding brought by typhoon Ulysses in Cagayan Valley Region. Thousands of families have not yet recovered from the recent onslaught of super typhoon Rolly, yet we're now seeing another Region submerged in water. For such unexpected event, the Cagayanos were almost left drowned and dying when the rest of the Filipinos were asleep peacefully on the evening of Friday the 13th until the dawn of the 14th of November. The people of Cagayan Valley is crying for help. Little children were reported to be almost carried away by the heavy current of flash floods. We heard not much report, but the first to respond is our Vice President, Leni Robredo. VP Leni was fully awake to hear and respond to the cry for help of the Cagayanos. She collaborated with the proper agencies to

Who Killed Christine

- January 08, 2021

The new year 2021 brought us a new level of hope and ecstacy, that finally we bid farewell to the pains and sufferings of the year 2020. That's all we thought. But, the new year was a bang! We're greeted with a sad news about rape with murder of a Flight Attendant in a hotel in Makati as the country and the world celebrated the new year. Well, that's the initial findings and pronouncement of the PNP and was believed by the mother of the victim, and including us. Other people including celebrities and netizens were quick to condemn the incident and called on the perpetrators about the rape issue. Then the PNP declared "case closed" real quick when the suspects were identified and later on surfaced to answer the allegations of crime. Those suspects who came out are the closest friends of the victim and some of them belong to a high profile family; as the son of a known celebrity and businessman. We've all believed that it was a rape with murder case, until the

Super Typhoon Rolly and the Mighty VP Leni

- November 04, 2020

The Bicolanos are strong people. They have shown resilience despite the many typhoons that hit the region. The Bicolanos are disciplined; they know the essence of disaster preparedness and have a sense of community. That's a commendable trait we can learn from them. Even before the super typhoon Rolly would hit the Bicol Region on November 1, 2020, we've seen how the Bicolanos and their local leaders would prepare. With clear communication and mobilization, they were able to achieve their goal in disaster preparedness and resilience, incomparable with the preparedness during super typhoon Yolanda in November 2013. Super typhoon Rolly had a strength comparable to super typhoon Yolanda, but with good leadership and governance, the Bicolanos had a lower reported casualty of 22 deaths as compared to 6,340 deaths with super typhoon Yolanda. The Bicolanos have learned from the devastation brought by super typhoon Yolanda, and so their disaster preparedness include early evacuation w