31/08/2026
๐ต๐ญ SALUDO SA ATING MDRRMO Apalit FAMILY! ๐ซกโค๏ธ
Sa bawat bagyo, sakuna, emergency at hamon, hindi kayo nag-aatubiling tumugon at tumulong. Sa kabila ng pagod, puyat, panganib at hirap, patuloy kayong nagsisilbi para sa kaligtasan at kapakanan ng ating komunidad.
๐ Maraming salamat sa inyong dedikasyon, tapang at malasakit.
Kayo ang mga taong laging handang rumespondeโanumang oras, anumang panahon.
Sa ating mga MDRRMO responders, rescue team, volunteers at buong MDRRMO family, taos-pusong saludo sa inyong lahat! ๐ซก
๐งก๐Isang pamilya. Isang layunin. Isang serbisyo.
๐ค Para sa ligtas, maagap at handang komunidad!
SALUDO SA ATING MDRRMO FAMILY! ๐ต๐ญ๐จ
An open letter for the MDRRMO Apalit team.
This month made me see you in a different light.
Iโve seen how exhausting these past weeks have beenโthe floods, the Habagat, the endless calls for help, the evacuations, the rescues, the accidents, and even the moments when you had to face people who were no longer alive. Iโve seen the exhaustion in your faces, but more than that, Iโve seen how you still choose to show up.
Some of you havenโt even gone home to your families since this whole ordeal began. While we were worried about our own homes and loved ones, you were out there helping someone else get back to theirs.
And that kind of sacrifice is something I donโt think I fully understood before.
Before, I would see you tired and think, grabe, pagod na sila. But now I understand that there is so much more behind that exhaustion. Thereโs the weight of the things youโve seen, the people youโve lost, the families youโve helped evacuate, and the worry of not knowing how your own families are doing while youโre out saving others.
And somehow, you still find a way to laugh.
Now I understand why youโre always so masayahin. Your humor isnโt just humorโitโs probably one of the few things that keeps you going when the work gets heavy. In between the chaos and the sadness, you still choose to make each other laugh, because sometimes that little bit of happiness is what gets you through another day.
Iโve always seen the pagod. But this month, I finally understood the sacrifice behind it.
And I am so, so proud to be part of this team. Proud of every rescuer who continues to answer the call despite being exhausted. Proud of everyone who puts other peopleโs safety before their own comfort. And proud of our head too, for seeing how he takes care of the people he leadsโnot just as members of the team, but as people he genuinely looks after.
To our rescuers: please know that your sacrifices are seen.
And to everyone we serve, please be gentle with our rescuers. Be patient with them. Be kind to them. We donโt always know what theyโve been through before they arrive at our doorstep. We donโt know if they havenโt slept, if they havenโt been home, if theyโre worried about their own families, or if theyโre carrying the weight of something they witnessed just hours ago.
While theyโre helping us get through our worst days, they may be silently missing their own families, too.
So to the people who keep showing up even when theyโre tired, scared, and hurtingโthank you.
You are more than rescuers. You are people who choose, again and again, to be there for others.
Saludo ako sa inyong lahat. ๐ค
-Admin
