With the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck in Eastern Samar last Friday; 5.9 in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao last Monday, 5.6 in Bukidnon and PAGASA’s statement that they are expecting about 10 more typhoons before the end of the year, their concern has become urgent.
Tarranza wrote:
“My students and I go to school everyday fearing for our lives. Anytime now, the landslide wall protecting our school buildings could collapse and a number of innocent lives would be lost.
“This wall is ruptured almost cutting the structure in half. And because we experience heavy rains almost everyday, the damage just keeps getting worse.
“God knows we have exhausted every effort appealing to the local government, and yet to this day, not one government official has taken any much needed action to repair the landslide wall. This is why Faye Reyes of CheckMySchool.org started an urgent petition on Change.org.
“I was afraid no else will listen, but this petition gives me hope that Zamboanga del Sur Rep. Victor Yu and Pagadian Mayor Samuel Co will realize that all eyes are now on them and that they should act to protect the lives of our students and teachers from an imminent landslide. Please join us.
“One local official told us that we will have to wait for the dry season before something can be done about this wall. I felt as if a part of me has already died upon hearing this. I can only silently ask myself why they have to wait for a terrible tragedy before they act.
“This school is the only place where our indigent children can dream. Despite the risk, they religiously attend class hoping this will be their ticket out of poverty. Some even hike to school for about 3-4 hours through the hills with their worn out slippers and empty stomachs every single day.
“We may only be a small school from a very poor and far flung barangay in Zamboanga del Sur, but if you add your voice to our cause, these government officials might realize that our students are much more important than politics.
“Will you help me keep them safe by calling on Cong. Yu and Mayor Co to take immediate action to repair the landslide wall and strengthen its foundation before a terrible tragedy strikes our school? “
For those who want to sign the petition, you may go to http://www.change.org/petitions/zamboanga-del-sur-cong-victor-yu-and-pagadian-mayor-samuel-co-ayusin-ang-landslide-wall-ng-otto-lingue-nhs?
Why do the principal and the parents of students in Otto Lingue NHS have to resort to an online petition to get the attention of concerned government officials?
How about the Education Secretary Armin Luistro and the concerned DEP-ED officials?
Ano ba yan, trabaho ng local/public officials online na ang gumagawa?
Nakanganga ang mga autoridad/elected official sa Zamboanga del Zur habang naghihintay na malibing ng buhay ang mga mag-aaral at guro? Dammit!
Oo nga, ipinaalam na ba ito sa pamunuan ng Dep-Ed?
Diba sa Pagadian yung kontrobersyal na nilipatan ng center of government mula sa Zamboanga kasi nga, olat si Gloria noon sa Zamboanga City? E di nasa kanila na ang regional office ng DepEd?
Parehong Chinese ang origin ng Mayor at Congressman. Mga kabise, konting serbisyo, hindi puro negosyo.
At pwede ba, sa susunod na pupunta diyan si Luistro, kumuha rin kayo ng Boy Scout na taga-hawak ng electric fan?
Napansin ko sa photo, aba e walang kalaman-laman yung riffraff. Kasing laki ng panghilod yung mga batong bungi-bungi ang kamada, manipis pa ang semento parang biskwit. Walang palatandaan na merong rigid frame man lang kaya this design operates by gravity. Dapat mabibigat at malalaki ang aggregates na ginamit.
Para kang naglatag ng espasol sa arina sa inclined plane. Dadausdos lang pababa yung weight.
Dito patok yung coconut coir matting, hapit yun sa lupa hindi kamukha nito na floating.
If we can afford P26B for MetroManila’s flood control, I think Manilans won’t mind sharing a million or two for the safety of students and teachers in Pagadian.
http://goo.gl/6HYpV
Kitang-kita ang “kita” ni congressman o ni gob sa riprap na yan. Palagay ko mababaw lang ang footing foundation niyan kasi ‘yon mas kakain ng semento, graba at boulders. Walang kuwenta ang slope protection pag ganyang tapal-tapal ang pagkakagawa ng konkreto, ampaw!
habang dumadami tayong mga pilipino, lumalawak din ang distansya sa pagitan ng mamamayan at gobyerno. walang iniisip ang karamihan sa ating mga lokal na lider maging ‘yung mga nakapaligid sa malakanyang kundi ang pagpapataba ng kanilang lukbutan.
kundi hindi, bakit MAS inuuna ng mga tinamaan ng mga kulog ang pag-aagawan sa pork barrel kaysa pagpapaibayo ng serbisyo publiko?
mga pagawaing bayan ang kanilang ginagatasan. inaagawan nila ng kinabukasan ang ating mga kabataan at hinihila sa hukay ang mga duling na sa gutom na mga dukha!
mas maige pa sa mga namumuno ang kumandili ng mga kriminal kaysa unahin ang kapakanan ng mga umaasa sa kanilang walang katapusang pangako.
hayyy! uk.n.nang y.wa!
sino ‘yung kumakawatan, meyor at gobernador ‘nung panahong ginawa ang eskuwelahang ‘yan sa pagadian?
tongue, grabe ang empty wall na yan. Konting agos tubig lang bibigay na. Aba e makapal pa yung sinimentong patio namin na kami lang mag-asawa ang gumawa.
ganyan talaga sa pilipinas kailangan may mamatay muna bago kumilos.
Huwag tayong mag ala-ala na walang pumapansin dito sa kalagayan ng OLNHS. Magugulantang na lang tayo na bubuhos ang sandamakmak na ayuda dyan hindi lang from the government kundi pati na rin ang pribadong sektor ay makikisali.. Yun ay kapag gumuho na ang pader at nawasak ang school.
Sana lang ay huwag mangyari ang pinangangambahan para walang masaktan o masawi sa mga batang mag-aaral at mga guro.
Imbes na proteksyon wall para sa eskuwelahan e namimiligro pang tumabon sa gusali ng paaralan ang ampaw dike na yan. Sa kulay na lang ng lumitaw na soil embankment dahil sa nipis ng cement plastering e yan yong klase ng lupang pag natubigan e parang tsokolateng nalulusaw at madulas. Erosion ang kasasapitan niyan pag hindi na rehabilitate ang pekeng dike na iyan.
#4
Tongue,
The PH is now awash with moolahs. Heck, we are even lending US$ 1B to IMF.
Sige, since ayaw maglabas ng pondo ang gobyerno para sa kaligtasan ng kanilang sariling mamamayan eh ano pa nga ba. Umasa nalang tayo sa mga volunteers. Hayssss!!!
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/image/images/09/05/12/volunteers-reinforce-san-mateo-river-banks
re: #8.
mas makapal pa ang mukha ng mga lokal na opisyal ng pagadian city, ang kumakawatan sa distritong sumasakop sa siyudad at ang mukha ng goberandor ng lalawigan!
huuuuuwaaa!
kailan ba lumalabas ang pagiging matulungin ng mga pilantropo?
kailan bumabaha ang tulong mula sa mga mapagkawanggawa?
Isa lang ang solusyon diyan,tumawag ng kinatawan ng 24 oras at tv patrol at iba pang news organization at tutukan ng kamera yan pag di nagunahan ang mga politiko at ilang pasikat sa gobyerno para kumpunihin ‘yan.
Paging Cong. Yu and Mayor Co. Action na.
#15, miracles do happen.
Update from Change.org mail@change.org:
DepEd already responded and is already sending a staff from PFSED Pagadian to inspect the school.
A dialogue to discuss the immediate actions to be done is to be scheduled ASAP with the LGU, DepEd and Principal of Otto Lingue NHS.
“…..DepEd already responded and is already sending a staff from PFSED Pagadian to inspect the school….”
kung hindi nagreklamo ang prinsipal at walang nag-follow up at KUNG hindi sumingaw na naging paksa dito na maaaring nabasa ng kinauukulan, KIKILOS kaya sila?
style talaga ng mga namumuno. hindi lang bulok kundi bulok na bulok!
Update from Change.org:
You did it! Just days after you and more than 2,700 people signed the petition to save the students of Otto Lingue National High School, officials have removed the children from their unsafe building, and they are protected from the landslide that could hit any day this rainy season.
Thanks to you, the students will temporarily hold their classes in tents on higher, safer ground. Local and Department of Education officials have already commissioned engineers to work out how to make the school permanently safe.
School principal Tess Tarranza and CheckMySchool.org’s Faye Reyes send their deepest gratitude to you for being the first to care and making the students feel important. They’re not afraid of going to class anymore. Most of all, they’re assured that the local government will no longer ignore schools or students in need especially when our communities stand up for them.
“Really, I am happy! Just imagine, we don’t personally know each other and yet, you have this great concern! Thank you for strengthening our voice and inspiring us to push our noble cause.” – Tess
“I believe everything happens for a reason. If not for this petition – your signature, Facebook share and tweet – these local officials would not have responded as urgently as they have done now.” – Faye
Hey, if you’ve got something that needs changing, click here to start petition. Be a Change-maker like Tess and Faye — no issue is too small or too big on Change.org.
Thanks for being their hero,
Christine and the Change.org team