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Comment on 2009 Philippine Blog Awards by Tonet

Tonet — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:26:58 +0000

Many thanks, Egz. We do feel like winners, because readers like you give us an ‘award’ every time you post a comment.

Visit often! We have been busy recently, but we have stories coming up about flying in the Philippines … and France!

Comment on 2009 Philippine Blog Awards by Egz

Egz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:22:57 +0000

You guys should win the Awards next year!

I’m a great fan. You’re an inspiration.

Comment on Mount Pinatubo, Zambales by jude

jude — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:28:16 +0000

nice pictures

Comment on The Damned Flood by Tonet

Tonet — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:29:54 +0000

Hi, yes, I am on fb.

Yeah, the routes through San Fabian and La Union are still open, but sporadically and very constricted. As you say, things will get better. The challenge is to accelerate recovery and prevent recurrence. That can only be done with enlightened, sincere leadership.

Riding the airplane — sure! Weather permitting…

Stay in touch and visit the blog again.

Comment on The Damned Flood by Man

Man — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:12:52 +0000

Hi Tonet,

It’s been a while since I read your blog (fishermen in San Juan La Union)

That’s a lot of devastation caused by the typhoons and the dam. Hopefully, things will get better in the near future for our fellow Filipinos. I think there are other highways between La Union and Pangasinan other than the Bued. This might ease the flow of food and equipment intra provinces.

Keep doing what you do. Maybe someday we can ride your plane.

Are you on facebook? Drop me an email.

Take care,

Man

Comment on The Damned Flood by Tonet

Tonet — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:08:16 +0000

Kisset, thanks for visiting Flying in Crosswinds. Yes, the rural folk have the toughest time recovering. The rice fields were just a couple of weeks from harvest. Now farmers must start over, and can’t replant until the fields are cleared of silt

Going to Baguio, we cross one last long bridge, then stop at the Shell station at Sison — last bathroom and snack stop before the old toll booth at Kennon Road. Remember? That bridge is the Bued bridge (Kennon road follows the Bued river gorge all the way to Baguio).

The Bued bridge is now broken in mid-span. It is the only way to go by road from La Union, Ilocos and the Cordillera Admin Region down to Pangasinan and the rest of Central Luzon. Manila is now cut off from the vegetable crop in the north. Think about it — the vegetable plots in Tagaytay are small, mostly hobby farms. Everything south of Manila is coconut and sugar. The real food comes from northern and central Luzon. All devastated.

And nothing can drive down those highways for a while.

Pat, thanks for your concern. We have had floods and typhoons every year for the past 100 or so years. And yet our government has failed to invest in a credible and reliable flood control program. It is posible to harness nature while living in harmony with it. But we have not learned this yet.

Timo, I wish we could help more, somehow. I flew low over the few town centers and all the schools were deserted. It’s not just the damage — the recovery and reconstruction can’t even start yet, and we are losing time in educating our future — the kids.

Comment on The Damned Flood by Pat

Pat — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:24:13 +0000

We heard of these floods and storms in the news over-here in France.

We do have floods here too but nothing as big as what you may be experiencing!…

Comment on The Damned Flood by Kisset de Guzman

Kisset de Guzman — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:03:29 +0000

my, oh my tonet… didn’t think it was this worse……..=0( only started really realizing it when i attempted to buy veggies yesterday and it was horrifyingly expensive?!?! imagine, a small head of cabbage now costs 100.00 when it was only 50.00 2 weeks ago – but bigger?!?! and then i started thinking about what happened to them…and then saw these pics…….. thanks for sharing.