The world was never the same.

Haiyan took away everything.

For what was left came a gift.
A chance for paradigm shift.
Answered DAP's invitation
With flickers of inspiration.
Hesistant of the new trajectory.
Lost between pain and glory.
We want to start, to recover.
Taught us to build back better.
The call for disaster resiliency,
The new business of society.
New advocates of sustainable development
Hand in hand towards inclusive betterment
Shed blood, sweat, and tears.
In sickness, anguish, and fears.
To craft the area development plan
To make life better for everyone.
Parts of our lives sacrificed and lost
Visions and dreams have their cost.
The old planning must be foregone.
Planning for the new normal has come.
Leading, inspiring, innovating, empowering
This is for our nation's flourishing.
On this day we are halfway
A mommentous ceremony.
Perhaps this program's ethos
To turn survivors into heroes.
Congratulations DAP Planners!