(courtesy: abs-cbn news online)
I didn't expect how grave the situation in Manila will be what with the tropical storm reaching just signal 1.
I was frustrated really, as mum and i watched the news on our premium cable channel TFC, we can't help but wonder together with the news anchor:
Where are the rescue teams?
What is taking them so long?
How come the response is very inefficient?
How come only the family men in the country are shown in the footage to be the only ones doing the rescue?
How come there was no officials, and how come only have helicopters TODAY only?
There are various other questions that puzzles us and im sure the filipino expats here in Singapore will feel the same when i see the footages.
It's quite disheartening that it seems as if the were not being efficient.
But as the situation's gravity increases, only then do we get tons of response.
I must say, however, that it is great that the rich and the famous are doing their best to help the government and the media to increase the efficiency of the rescue.
Some lend their speed boat, life jackets, rubber boats and the stars contacted their endorsers to provide food and drinks to the casualties.
However, it still feels very saddening to hear text messages saying that they need help, that they are trapped, their loved one lay dead on the kitchen and is unmovable as the water is not receding.
Another story yesterday, a group of kids dropped into the water when the bridge they were passing over gave way, and i wish their souls to rest in peace.
Also, there was a pregnant women who gave birth today, apparently who has been trapped from yesterday.
I am still worried however, i cannot contact my family in The Philippines.
Im sure my clan is okay cos one of the officials i contacted assured that my subdivision has no death and only experienced but i'm not sure about my dad and my extended family, who lives by the valley.
The worst thing is that even the former governor's residential, who is a family friend and who lives somewhere near my dad, is reportedly submerged.
The entire town has submerged and i just hope dad and my half siblings are okay and so those family friends.
I just hope that even if dad is with the MMDA officials, he'll be okay rescuing those casualties.
I've never really felt so panicked as i have felt today.
But honestly, i hope that the Philippine government and local town governments to increase their efficiency and increase the speed of their process of rescue in any disasters.
It gets really frustrating, and if im already feeling like this, what more those casualties.
Nevertheless, the Filipino media is commendable in reaching to various helplines, the rich, the famous, the government officials etc. It has always been the media in my country that presses all these officials...
Kudos to abs-cbn, but of course to the various relief group.
Sympathies goes to the casualties, the dead and of course the rescue officials that have been recovered dead just awhile back today.
Links about the storm:
Link1
Link 2
To filipinos, you can hear all the updates here.
DZMM
To pinoys who want to help:
Click here
I didn't expect how grave the situation in Manila will be what with the tropical storm reaching just signal 1.
I was frustrated really, as mum and i watched the news on our premium cable channel TFC, we can't help but wonder together with the news anchor:
Where are the rescue teams?
What is taking them so long?
How come the response is very inefficient?
How come only the family men in the country are shown in the footage to be the only ones doing the rescue?
How come there was no officials, and how come only have helicopters TODAY only?
There are various other questions that puzzles us and im sure the filipino expats here in Singapore will feel the same when i see the footages.
It's quite disheartening that it seems as if the were not being efficient.
But as the situation's gravity increases, only then do we get tons of response.
I must say, however, that it is great that the rich and the famous are doing their best to help the government and the media to increase the efficiency of the rescue.
Some lend their speed boat, life jackets, rubber boats and the stars contacted their endorsers to provide food and drinks to the casualties.
However, it still feels very saddening to hear text messages saying that they need help, that they are trapped, their loved one lay dead on the kitchen and is unmovable as the water is not receding.
Another story yesterday, a group of kids dropped into the water when the bridge they were passing over gave way, and i wish their souls to rest in peace.
Also, there was a pregnant women who gave birth today, apparently who has been trapped from yesterday.
I am still worried however, i cannot contact my family in The Philippines.
Im sure my clan is okay cos one of the officials i contacted assured that my subdivision has no death and only experienced but i'm not sure about my dad and my extended family, who lives by the valley.
The worst thing is that even the former governor's residential, who is a family friend and who lives somewhere near my dad, is reportedly submerged.
The entire town has submerged and i just hope dad and my half siblings are okay and so those family friends.
I just hope that even if dad is with the MMDA officials, he'll be okay rescuing those casualties.
I've never really felt so panicked as i have felt today.
But honestly, i hope that the Philippine government and local town governments to increase their efficiency and increase the speed of their process of rescue in any disasters.
It gets really frustrating, and if im already feeling like this, what more those casualties.
Nevertheless, the Filipino media is commendable in reaching to various helplines, the rich, the famous, the government officials etc. It has always been the media in my country that presses all these officials...
Kudos to abs-cbn, but of course to the various relief group.
Sympathies goes to the casualties, the dead and of course the rescue officials that have been recovered dead just awhile back today.
Links about the storm:
Link1
Link 2
To filipinos, you can hear all the updates here.
DZMM
To pinoys who want to help:
Click here
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