Atong Pabarogon Ang Paglaum

It seems that abnormal times have taken its toll and found  its way into the  heart of an otherwise placid province of Bohol thereby collaterally affecting the hustle and bustle of Cebu and other  neighboring  Visayas and Mindanao provinces by unleashing its 7.2 magnitude of fury with impunity. Not only did it   topple down centuries-old churches, destroy houses, hospitals, commercial centers, government  infrastructures and edifices  into nothingness  but it also subjected the helpless people  to  shock and awe.

And yet,  the culprit is beyond the reach of man.  It is faceless. It  has no name but it can decimate whatever object that comes in contact with it. It can make us think that life is a swift and terrible race.

The centuries-old churches like the San Pedro Church in Loboc,  Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Baclayon, Sto. Niño Church of Cebu, just to name a few,  may be down but it is not out to be forgotten. Our  faith is building up once more in such magnitude unprecedented in history and it will rise again from the ashes  like a  Phoenix.

We have read the writing on the wall. That  no one will triumph if we allow lackadaisical attitude to flourish instead of forging a united effort ahead  to pick up the pieces and move on. “Time is on our side”,  so said by singers Jonas Brothers, and  “Time  waits for no one”,  as the song of Rolling Stones goes.

Let us rebuild our  castle of hope and  forever take the wrath brought about by the treacherous tremor as a challenge to strengthen us and declare  proudly, “We are ready to take up  any challenge that comes our way because we have the fightingest and indomitable  spirit ever known to man. Only in the Philippines.”

Source: Atty. Lobedica’s Blog Site