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Frank Cimatu, PDI - North Luzon Bureau For comments, suggestions and inquiries, please call (074) 442-2150/8240 or email at nclcluster.pia@gmail.com

The Christmas tree had been set up and decorated. The gifts have been wrapped. The parties planned and paid for. And then this.

About 1,000 people have been killed by the wrath of Typhoon Sendong, turning suburban alleys into muddy streams and wooden houses into Angry Bird victims. It's like we were expecting Santa and something else darker and bigger than us coming down the chimney instead. These happened many times before.

Another typhoon in Bicol years ago killed hundreds of people a few days before Christmas. A jampacked ship full of people going home for Christmas hit an oil tanker and caught fire.

In times like this, Christmas can be very difficult. We practically are all survivors now ad as such we feel grief, anger, frustration and hopelessness. Even the President as not spared from the fingerpointings that followed, chastised for attending a party of the presidential security staff for even a few minutes. Environmental degradation, poverty, lack of warning and monitoring, lack of land use plans, overdevelopment, mining and global warming were among the factors blamed.

But this can hardly comfort those who lost their loved ones. If you have lost a loved one, you and your family are likely to feel sadness about your loss and maybe also around memories associated with the circumstances of their death. Such sadness may not be obvious and is often expressed as irritability, anger or and intolerance.

We see a lot of calls for donations. If you can, please do whatever you can even if it means giving less to your families and friends. Give until it hurts.

But other than physical, it is the emotional and mental that needs to be replenished during the Holidays. Give the survivors a space for rest and quiet times. Give them dignity to grieve on their own. Let them have a time out or if they feel more comfortable staying in where they are, let them.

Be realistic about the situation. Don't bring your stable of movie stars and Santa impersonators and serenade them with Christmas songs because this may trigger the wrong emotions. Let them feel less guilty in having a Happy Christmas despite what happened.

The more important thing is stop the fingerpointing first. There are no rights or wrongs in dealing with grief and loss and so please try to avoid judging yourself or others. Trust that everyone is doing the best they can at this difficult time. Remember that love, commitment and patience will help us all Filipinos and tide us through this Holiday season.

Frank Cimatu, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Christmas in this Difficult Times

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Laoag PNP turn-over ceremony at the city auditorium where PSupt. Melvin G. Napiloy assumed office as the new PNP chief in Laoag City

Laoag PNP turn-over ceremony at the city auditorium where PSupt. Melvin G. Napiloy assumed office as the new PNP chief in Laoag City

Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) with the theme: UNITE! Stop Violence Against Women NOW! press conference held at PIA 2, Tuguegarao City

Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) with the theme: UNITE! Stop Violence Against Women NOW! press conference held at PIA 2, Tuguegarao City

Awarding of Multicab for the Four Barangays of Mariveles, BataanAwarding of Multicab for the Four Barangays of Mariveles, Bataan

OWWA-CAR hosts the OFW Family Day and Pamaskong Handog 2011 in Baguio City with the theme “Pamaskong Puno ng Pag-asa Para sa Bayan at Pamilya”

OWWA-CAR hosts the OFW Family Day and Pamaskong Handog 2011 in Baguio City with the theme “Pamaskong Puno ng Pag-asa Para sa Bayan at Pamilya”

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PIA Hour, DZWT, Bonifacio St. Baguio City

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Dec. 19 7:30 am Ilocos Sur Infocen's “Issue lang walang personalan” TV Program over Iloco heritagez Channel (IHC) 16

Dec.19 8:00 am Ilocos Norte Infocen's “Morning Sky” Television Program over SKYCABLE

Dec. 19 8:00 am Laoag City Staff Meeting

Dec. 19 2:00 pm Vigan City Council Session

Dec. 19 Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Pangasinan) Regular Session

Dec. 19 Regional School's Press Conference (Secondary Level)

Dec. 19 Pangasinan Infocen's Media in Action Forum

Dec. 20 7:30 am Ilocos Sur Infocen's “Issue lang walang personalan” TV Program over Iloco heritageChannel (IHC) 16

Dec.2 8:00 am Ilocos Norte Infocen's “Morning Sky” Television Program over SKYCABLE

Dec. 20 8:00 am Bagnet Festival in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur

Dec. 20 9:00 am NSO' Regional Data Dissemination for the 2009 Annual Survey of Phil. Business and Industry

Dec.20 Pangasinan Infocen's “Pantongtongan Tayo” Radio Program over DZMQ

Dec. 20 2:00 pm Sangguniang Panlungsod (Vigan City) Regular Session

Dec. 20 2:00 pm Ilocos Sur's Board Member Regular Session

Dec.20 3:00 pm Ilocos Norte Infocen's “PIA HOUR” Radio Program over DWFB

Dec. 21 7:30 am Ilocos Sur Infocen's “Issue lang walang personalan” TV Program over Iloco heritage

Channel (IHC) 16

Dec. 21 8:00 am Ilocos Norte Infocen's “Morning Sky” Television Program over SKYCABLE

Dec. 21 3:00 pm Ilocos Norte Infocen's “PIA HOUR” Radio Program over DWFB

Dec. 21 3:00 pm Danggayan Forum at DWLU, San Fernando City

Dec. 21 Rang-ay iti Barangay Program in Cadaclan Central School, San Fernando City

Dec. 21 Pangasinan Infocen's Media in Action Forum

Dec. 22 7:30 am Ilocos Sur Infocen's “Issue lang walang personalan” TV Program over Iloco heritage Channel (IHC) 16

Dec.22 8:00 am Ilocos Norte Infocen's “Morning Sky” Television Program over SKYCABLE

Dec. 22 3:00 pm Ilocos Norte Infocen's “PIA HOUR” Radio Program over DWFB

Dec. 22 Pangasinan Infocen's Coverage of SK and Employees Night (City Fiesta)

Dec. 23 7:30 am Ilocos Sur Infocen's “Issue lang walang personalan” TV Program over Iloco heritage Channel (IHC) 16

Dec. 23 8:00 am Ilocos Norte Infocen's “Morning Sky” Television Program over SKYCABLE

Dec. 23 Pangasinan Infocen's Coverage of Barangay Night (City Fiesta)

Dec. 24 7:30 pm Ilocos Sur Infocen's “Issue lang walang personalan” TV Program over Iloco heritage Channel (IHC) 16

Dec. 24 12:30 pm Ilocos Sur Infocen's “Arimbangaw” Radio Program over DZTP

Dec. 25 8:00 am Ilocos Sur Infocen's “Nia't Makunam Kaillian Radio Program over DWRS

December 12, 1PM Regional Multi-sectoral Forest Protection Committee 4th Quarter Meeting,

DENR, Tug. City

December 12, 1PM Regional Population Executive Board (RPEB) Regional Inter-Collegiate Population

Debate, Crown Hotel, Tug. City

December 13, 9AM DTI – One Town One Product (OTOP) meeting, DTI Cagayan

December 14, 8AM Orientation/Consultative Meeting on the renewed campaign in preventing

fireworks-related injuries, DOH Conference Hall, Carig, Tuguegarao City.

December 14, 8:30AM RGIN-TWG workshop, NEDA, Tug. City

December 14 31st Pag-Ibig Fund anniversary, turn-over of the 28 computer units to selected

public elem. school

December 15-17 DepEd Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) Elementary and Secondary,

Gattaran, Cagayan. RD Licas as evaluator on News Writing, Editorial Writing,

Feature Writing, and Copy and Headline Writing.

December 16 Christmas Party with Nueva Vizcaya Press Club

December 16, 9AM Forum on Free Trade Agreements dubbed as “Doing Business in Free Trade

Areas I-Market Approach”, Brickstone Mall, Tuguegarao City.

December 20 Regional OTOP Fiesta Trade Fair, Theme: “Proud Ako Sa OTOP Ko…Kaagapay Ko

Ito” Brickstone Mall, Tug. City

December 20, 8:30 am Regional Nutrition Committee 4th quarter meeting, Kainang Pilipino Tug. City

December 21, 9am Regional Risk Reduction and Management Council 2 4th quarter meeting, Ivory

Hotel, Tug. City

Every Monday

- Cover Isabela Sangguniang Panlalawigan session

Every Tuesday

- Tipon-Tipan sa PIA, 9-10 am

- Tungtongan Ti Tribu Biskayano, 2 pm

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Decr 19 – 22 Free Christmas gift training program on computer and

electronic, NIIT Baguio, Magsaysay Avenue, Baguio City

Dec 21 Kapihan sa Baguio on BENECO Updates, PIA Training

Center

Dec 21 Meeting on Save Balili River Updates, PIA Training Center

Dec 23 Krizcos costume play by Kawaii Kazoku, Abanao Square,

Baguio C ity

Dec 27 Data Dissemination Forum on the results of the 2009 Annual

Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), Pines

View Hotel, Legarda Rd., Baguio City

Dec 28 Magna Carta of Women for all LGU, Open Gymnasium,

Capitol, La Trinidad, Benguet

Dec 28 Media get-together, PIA Grounds