New Generation of Street Kids

This picture says, "If there are only thousands of Efren Penaflorida in the Philippines."

Efren Penaflorida of the Philippines is CNN's 2009 Hero of the Year. He created a program to educate youngsters that they have choices other than being in street gangs. - NYDailyNews.com

It would be a nicer world to see kids playing scrabble on the streets rather than sniffing and inhaling destructive substances. Can Kagayanons do it?

Rugby Boys

At first you thought they have sniffles or flu. But they were not wiping their noses but sniffing addictive rugby substance from bottles behind those shirts. These boys also inhale gasoline from motorcycle tanks or even glue. The effects are fatal and I don't have to put the details since anybody can search and surf more info about it.

These boys are hanging out in the open at the Bonifacio Park in Divisoria Cagayan de Oro City and people don't seem to bother. But if they or we do, it will be useless. They'll just run and make faces at you. Not even the policemen and traffic aides can deter these kids.

Solution? This is not for the long run but it can help. Each time you see boys sniffing and inhaling these substance, buy those bottles with food if not with money. The bad thing about doing this tho is they might do this more often to get money or food .. but I guess that's better than letting them damage themselves. Anyway, they never started sniffing those stuff only if they are full.

Idle minds and empty stomach are two of the causes of anything evil doing.

Divisioria Tenant

Divisoria is true to its name. It is the place in Cagayan de Oro where people meet but with different and divided purposes. This poor boy here made the one of the parks there his place of rest. His place to go to dreamland is a concrete bed with the colors and symbols of our National Flag. Pilipinas kong mahal!