To those who had to make their way up a roof to survive:

We were also once on a roof

And under it sank everything we once owned
That we lost in the minute it took
For ankle-high graywater to swell into
A chest-high rush of mud, silt and shit

(They released water from the dams) The doors would no longer swing open with the water pressure and I remembered we had a novelty hammer with a bottle opener for a nail pry, a present from the Netherlands, that was somewhere under

All this

Facts.

LENI ROBREDO has managed to serve the nation, especially its weary medical frontliner community,

WITH actual food, lodging, transportation solutions;

WHILE addressing gear inadequacy by being a conduit for donations given by trusting members of the private sector; WITHOUT emergency powers, a huge budget from state coffers and a presence in the IATF;

WHILE upholding The Constitution against a railroaded terror law with vague provisions;

WHILE standing up for press freedom and civilian rights and welfare;