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... hit our country. Also, it was the result of ruthless illegal loggers, who doesn’t know the meaning of “malasakit” in every word.
At last, we reached our destination, Abyawin Infanta, Quezon. We headed to the public school, the designated place for the distribution of the relief goods. Barangay folks ran after us and very eager to get a share of the goodies that would alleviate a little the predication that they unfortunately found themselves in.
You can see and feel how very thankful they were even if goods distributed were seemed only bits and pieces compared to others. But what important is, we were able to reach out and extend a helping hand that was able to put a smile on their faces on that day. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
We always complain on a lot of things, on why this and that happened. We complain why we don’t have brand new clothes on Christmas - these people are contented with old hand over clothes; we complain that we don’t have a feast for dinner - these people are contented with only rice and water; we complain we have a small house to live - these people live on the side of the road with only a piece of cloth serving as roof for protection from heat and rain. Now, are we still going to complain?
Lastly, may this serve as our eye-opener to all of us to cherish God’s gift to this land - life, beauty and bounty that we may able to give back respect to Mother Nature.
By Irene Cabrito / Air Operations - Manager
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The scenery was quite amazing at first as you can witness the break of
dawn; you can feel and smell the sweet fresh air as it runs through your
face. But this sensation only lasts for a short while, as we inched
ourselves to Infanta Quezon, scenery admired has turned into scenery of
misery. Houses on the roadside were smashed by big boulders of rock and
huge logs. Children, who should have been happy playing and properly
clothed lined up on the road begging for food and clothing. We have seen
and heard this over the news, on television but the unbelievable sight of
this reality surely would break our heart. 
The sky was quite dark when we first arrived and it seemed like heavens
showed its own gladness as it rained as soon as we started the
distribution. The rain did not stop until we were finished. Drenched? Yes,
but it never daunted us anyway, for we took it as we were being showered
with blessing the whole time of the operation. Names were being called out
from the list provided by the Barangay official. There were enough goods
for all the families. In fact, on our way back to 
First hand stories were heard from the victims’ themselves, stories of
feat and survival, stories that made one feel guilty, and the saddest part
of the story being told was the loss of a loved one……….. 
With this, we thank all the men and women behind this successful project,
from the Management to the ranks, who managed to share something in their
own little way. There is so much feeling of fulfillment to be a part of
this endeavor.