It’s the post by Edwin Molina in Ace Esmeralda’s wall. I’m sharing this without Molina’s permission.
He said: “We now need the so-called masterminds of the looters to run the show in Tacloban for their organizational/motivational skills, foresight, sense of urgency and swift, decisive actions after Yolanda hit the area.
Text and photos by Jose Bayani D. Baylon Immediately upon landing it became obvious to me that while there was a semblance of order, this…
Habang pinapanood , pinapakinggan at binabasa ko ang mga report galing doon, naisip ko,tayo na hindi tinamaan ng hagupit ng bagyong “Pablo” ay walang karapatang magreklamo at mamaktol sa mga problema natin.
Kung ano man ang ating problema – walang pera pangbili ng bagong IPhone o pinakabago na labas ng Samsung o kulang ang ating pang-Christmas shopping – wala yan sa kalingkingan sa hirap na dinaranas ngayon ng mga tao sa Davao Oriental at sa Compostela Valley na mismo ang kanilang evacuation center ay tinangay rin ni Pablo. Wala silang masilungan habang patuloy ang pag-ulan. Kahit sa pagkain at inumin kinukulang.
Sa dami ng ating mga mambabatas, dapat may mag-file na ng ganung batas. Huwag nang hintayin pa ng magbuwis pa ng maraming buhay sa aksidente.
Noong Miyerkules, naaksidente ang isang “Don Mariano” bus sa EDSA-Ortigas flyover. Sumampa sa railing. Mabuti lang hindi nahulog . Walong pasahero ang nasugatan. Maulan nang oras na iyon.
Hindi na nga maganda ang panahon na dapat maingat ang pagmamaneho. Ang siste, nagti-text pa ang driver kaya naaksidente, ayun sa mga pasahero.
Kapag nagmamaneho, dapat ang mata ay sa kalsada. Tapos itong driver, na nasa kamay ang buhay ng maraming pasahero, magti-text?
Makikita sa mga litrato na bumuka ang lupa. Ayon sa report kahapon, sobra 50 ang namatay at mukhang tataas pa dahil meron pang mga nadaganan na hindi naalis. Patuloy pa rin ang mga aftershocks na nakakatakot dahil ang mga gusali o lugar na nauga at mahina, maaring bumigay na.
Marami daw sa mga nasawi ay dahil sa landslide. Nadaganan ng mga bato at mga gusali. Meron ngang isang bata na namatay nang madaganan ng pader sa punerarya. Kawawa naman talaga.
Many still buried in 10 meters of rubble
By Alex Pal, Florence Baesa, Inquirer Visayas
DUMAGUETE CITY—At least 52 people were killed when a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Negros and Cebu provinces shortly before noon Monday, causing landslides and huge cracks on highways, and violently shaking buildings, officials said.
A three-story building collapsed, while seven bridges were rendered impassable, they said.
In Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, at least 29 people were feared dead following a landslide in Barangay (village) Planas, Mayor Ernesto Reyes said in a phone interview. He said there could be more fatalities in other barangays.
“They were buried in 30 feet (10 meters) of soil. If you had been buried from noon until now (6 p.m.), I don’t expect you to be alive,” Reyes said.
Rescuers dug with picks and shovels trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses that collapsed, according to The Associated Press (AP).
Ten others died due to a landslide at the Guihulngan national road, Reyes said.
Governor Roel Degamo said a 9-year-old girl, Bernadette Raidan, died when a wall collapsed in Tayasan town.
By Erwin Mascariñas
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – After the shock and the tears, people here and in Iligan City are starting to pick up the pieces and rebuild their lives two weeks after tropical storm Sendong ravaged their homes and their land.
Lack of sufficient water supply, electricity and other basic necessities, did not stop the survivors of Sendong from moving on.
“We lost our house, clothes, everything. It’s s hard but we have no choice but to move on,”said Jocena Kanood who lost her home in Isla de Oro.
I was talking with Mindanao-based photo-journalist Erwin Mascariñas, who brought us heart-rending images of the tragedy wrought by storm Sendong in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, the other day and telling him that I felt awkward greeting him “Merry Christmas” when I know that he is surrounded by grief and suffering.
Erwin was not spared of Sendong’s wrath. While he was out taking pictures, floodwaters entered his house and ruined all their things. He said he is thankful for the donations of clothes which he and members of his family are now wearing.
BY Erwin Mascariñas, VERA Files
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Floodwaters brought by storm “Sendong” swept Cagayan de Oro and Iligan city and other parts of Central Mindanao while people were sleeping Friday night last week.
Power went out. In the darkness of the night, people panicked as they tried to flee from the rampaging mud and debris.
It was chaos. Heartrending cries for help filled the air. Mothers and fathers watched in horror as they lost hold of their children, carried away by floodwaters.
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) appeals to colleagues and the public to extend help to media workers including NUJP members who…