Some people think looking back on the past is useless to those living in the pre...

Some people think looking back on the past is useless to those living in the present looking forward to the future. Useless it may seem to be, but history provides perspective. Over a century ago Fr. Jose Algue, Director of the Manila Obsevatory, published a 136-page monograph on a storm that ravaged Samar and Leyte in 1897. This once forgotten work is relevant again in the wake of Yolanda in 2013.