Published August 3, 2021, 2:40 PM
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) paid tribute Monday, August 2, to a retiring military engineer who helped build emergency quarantine facilities for soldiers who got infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Brig. Gen. Lyndon Sollesta (right), commander of the Philippine Army’s 51st Engineering Brigade, is honored by Maj. Gen. William Ilagan, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Engineer, on August 2, 2021 in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. (Photo courtesy of AFP Facebook Page)
Brig. Gen. Lyndon Sollesta, commander of the Philippine Army’s 51st Engineering Brigade, was honored by the AFP ahead of his compulsory retirement on August 8 when he reaches the mandatory age of retirement of 56 years old.
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Paradise Lost: Decades-Old Urban Garden Sinks Into a River a photo essay June 1, 2021 | 05:00:00 PM
BY SHARLENE FESTIN
Residents of ‘Little Holland’ on the Marikina riverbank decry the loss of their precious plot of land, which used to supply them with vegetables. The urban garden is no more because of the need to dredge the river to help ease flooding during the rainy season. Residents like Lisa Villasor, 66, are upset and don’t want to plant again even if the city government gives them another plot of land.
Crossing the FVR Road in Marikina City, one steps into an oasis. Tall, decades-old trees filter sunlight, casting dappled shadows on tufts of grass. A few more feet into this shaded, parklike area and you come across vegetable patches plots of sweet potato tops, radishes, native bok choy. And then you hear it, the sound of heavy machinery rumbling close by. You then realize that this isn’t exactly paradise.
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