By Cristina Frasco, Mayor of Liloan, Cebu

FOR many of us, 2020 has been a year of loss: the distinctly contagious laughter of an uncle you will never hear again, the kind encouragement or words of advice you can now only imagine would have been said by family or a friend that has since passed on, the warmth ofa hug replaced by an awkward wave from someone you love now standing at least one meter apart, the security of a job left precarious by the economic devastation the pandemic has left in its wake, the trip you never took, the graduation you never attended, or the planned wedding or birthday bash you never had. The list goes on.