I don’t want to think that the plight of the children in the Philippines is much like the kids in Ethiopia. Let’s not lose hope for our country and our children. I’ve read from our correspondence with Perry Diaz, the moderator of our egroup Balita-USA, the miracle that Gawad Kalinga is doing to our nation. Gawad Kalinga looks very much like humanitarian work, and it is. Next month, Kalinga Pilipinas will be launched by the leadership of Congress. GK is being introduced to Filipino communities around the world as an effective way of building a nation we can all be proud of - beginning with Filipinos taking care of their own poor and helping millions of families rise from a poverty that has shackled them for centuries. More and more Filipinos (OFWs and immigrants too)are joining the collective effort of a people to build a good and strong nation through building good and strong communities from its weakest (but majority) sector. We can do this, and must do it first ourselves - Filipinos helping themselves, Filipinos all over the world, Filipinos in the motherland - before others who will be inspired by our determination to rise above our poverty, our corruption and our conflicts.

“Leaders of countries belonging to the G8 have in their power to stop poverty, we have the power to press them to do it. If they decided not to, thats up to them…at least we have shown them that the world is united in opposing policies that perpetuate poverty.” Good take!

I said to Dre, and I will emphasize it here: This may not be totally successful but I hope at least it would create awareness about what’s happening to the children around the world (”the future of the world”?), and something be done about it by the people who can afford to help.

Sumisikip ang dibdib ko sa mga sari-saring opinyon ng mga readers ko…argh! People may not always agree, but we have to speak anyway, disseminate this campaign, for our children and our children’s children…

JOVE, ngek! Magka-age ba tayo? Buhay na rin ako sa LIVE AID eh, di ko lang nga pa maintindihan kung bakit sikat sila noon

sol! pina-alala mo sa akin kung gano ako katanda na hehehehehehe. kala ko kasi generation ko ang LIVE 8 eh…LIVE AID pala, buhay na ako hahahaha.

In my understanding, Live8 is our generation’s version of Band Aid, Live Aid and USA for Africa, and the Pinoy’s ‘Handog ng Pilipino Sa Mundo’. Am I right? This is another history… I support the campaign!