Original work As a child, I thought of typhoons as a time of peace. In 1981, Samar was hit by typhoon Dinang. I was in Grade 5 at the time. We were renting the second floor of Mana Peping’s house somewhere in Sona Kwatro in San Roque. It was a beautiful old house; its walls and floor were made of wood. On the night before Dinang made its landfall, the whole family– my parents, my three siblings...
Growing Up In Tropical Islands (translation)
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