President Marcos declared last Nov. 6 a state of national calamity following the deadly Typhoon “Tino” in the Visayas and Supertyphoon “Uwan” in Luzon but with a practically nationwide range.

In a world wracked by so much conflict, turmoil, and social injustice and faced with such issues as malnutrition, lack of education, poor access to basic services, poverty, climate change, and ...