PASKO sa Kalsada 2011

Bright Christmas lights fill every corner in most homes. Unfortunately, not in the case of our young brothers and sisters who live in the dark alleys with the hope of feeling comfort and joy even with the absence of a concrete shelter.

Every child deserves to experience the magic of Christmas and its sad to know that for the street children, at a young age, they see the supposed happy-day as one of the ordinary struggling-days wherein they fearlessly roam around the streets not to play but rather to look for food to survive.

Six-year-old John spends his holiday in a “trike” travelling where the food leads his family.

An ordinary day for Estong, 5, who fearlessly roams in streets not to play but to beg for food.

Janine’s mother feels sorry for her, who should be eating but is spending her night sleeping.

For a child who doesn’t have the ability to work, Nestor, 8, takes advantage of Christmas caroling as his means to earn.

RAYNA - a balak project for our Cebuano Journalism class

Sulod sa siyam ka buwan imo kong' gisabak 

Bunta'g gabii gisakripisyo alang sa anak 

Kakapoy ug reklamo ako wala makadungog 

Sa pag-atiman ug paghigugma ako pirmi busog

 

Sa panahon sa kalisdanan 

Anaa kanunay sa kiliran 

Sa tanan nakong' buluhaton

Ikaw magbinantayon 

Ang suga sa atong payag 

Gugma nimo among kahayag 

Sa adlaw-adlaw nakong' pagpaningkamot 

Imong kalipay akong gustong makab-ot 

Kon ako magmalampuson 

Ikaw ang una kong hunahunaon 

Kining tanan ihalad ko kanimo 

Ang inspirasyon sa akong mga damgo 

Salamat sa amoma mo'g pagpangga Sukad pa miadtong akong pagkabata 

Hinigugmang Inahan, sa akong dughan Ikaw ang Rayna sa tanan.