Sobrang nakakainis talaga!!!
I find it hard believe the government and the NDCC really exhausted all means to rescue people during the critical period when the waters were rapidly rising. Kung gugustuhin naman kasi, mas may magagawa pa sila na mas higit pa sa *sinabi nilang* ginagawa nila. Kung gusto, may paraan. Kung ayaw, may dahilan. Kung lampa, hanggang press release lang – puro dada, walang gawa.
Siguro kung pamilya mismo ng mga matataas sa gobyerno at NDCC ang nasa bubong ng bahay na lubog sa baha, eh di ang bilis nilang mag-isip at simbilis ng kidlat ang pagdeploy at pagmobilize nila ng speedboat, motorized boat at jet ski nila para sagipin ang pamilya nila. A few rubber boats to save the entire Marikina and Pasig? Ano sila, baliw???
Kahit nga artista, nakaisip humiram ng speedboat (i.e. RG – kahit kapwa artista nga lang ang niligtas niya, but…well, I must give him credit for at least coming up with a creative and effective solution). Hello??? Presence of mind, where at thou?? Resourcefulness, knock knock, are you there?? Immediate action, yoohoo, where are you?? Buti pa si Judge Lee ng QC, naisip gamitin yung jetski niya at the height of the floods to save 100 others. Buti pa ang private citizens, ginagamit ang isip, puso, determinasyon, at bilis ng pagkilos. BILIS NG PAGKILOS. Rescue is coming, rescue is coming…pray, when? 2010? Aanhin pa ang damo kung nasa bubong na ang kabayo? Ehek! Kulang daw ang resources. Hindi pa daw nila kayang isave ang residents…Naku, pasalamat kayo hindi kayo nagdoktor at nagresidency training sa PGH, at kung ako ang naging senior ninyo ay hindi kayo makakalusot sa akin!!! There is ALWAYS a way, if you have the will. Unfortunately, you didn’t. Few resources available is NOT an excuse. Ano, tatanggapin lang ninyo ng ganoon na lang?? GUMAWA KAYO NG PARAAN! AT HUWAG MAG-AKSAYA NG PANAHON! Kahit nga sa emergency room , may Golden Hour. The core principle of RAPID intervention to ensure the greatest chance of survival. Kung maghihintay pa kayo ng better conditions – wala na kayong aabutan doon. Pasalamat ang taong bayan at hindi kayo mga ER doctor. Kawawa ang mga pasyente ninyo. Hindi kayo mga McDreamy – mga McKupad kayong lahat!!! Of what use is your help kung nalunod na ang mga tao? Paano kung bungalow ang bahay mo at lampas second floor ang baha? Tapos sasabihin ninyo help is on the way? Do you realize how *cruel* it is to make people wait for help that is never to come? Pinaasa pa ninyo ang mga tao. Kung hindi nakakakuha ng speedboat si Mr. Rey, sa tingin ba ninyo hanggang kailan pa makakakapit sa bubong si Lolo Manny na kalalabas lang sa ospital? Ha? Ha? Ha???? Naunahan pa kayo ng private citizen na magrescue operations sa Provident. Tapos aakuin pa ninyo ang credit? Kapaaaal!
As for the NDCC, well the only accurate word in that acronym is the D – for DISASTER. Coordination ba ang tawag ninyo doon??? Kawawa naman ang mga tao, pati na yung mga rescuers mismo at yung mga magigiting na sundalong tumulong. Yung iba, ibinuwis pa ang buhay nila. Nasaan ang direksyon ng “Coordinating Council”?
Mr. Jose B. Viado Jr., we don’t know each other, pero pakisabi po sa brother-in-law ninyong si Mr. Rey na saludo ako sa kanya. At saka pakisabi po kung puwedeng pahiramin niya ng utak, presence of mind at bilis ng kilos niya ang gobyerno at NDCC. Mukhang wala kasi sila noon.
Sana magising sila bago dumating si Typhoon Parma.
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HOW FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A GOV’T THAT IS UTTERLY USELESS!
From: Jose B Viado Jr. <jose.viadojr@ gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Subject: [makatisenate] HOW FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A GOVERNMENT THAT IS UTTERLY USELESS!
Very heroic.
Yesterday, at the height of the floods, my sister’s husband Rey whose family lives at Provident Village in
Marikina, got a call from his brother. They were already at the roof of their 2-storey house — his brother, his wife, 2 kids, his sister, and their 85-year old dad who just got out of the hospital last week.
Not wanting to rely on our USELESS government to rescue them, Rey went to Makati and scoured the stores for a motorized boat that he can buy. At around 6 p.m., he finally found a store at Reposo Street selling a 6-seater motorized boat for over 100k. But since water at Reposo was lagpas-tao, he persuaded the store owner to just ride the boat and bring it to Greenbelt where he was.
Immediately after, Rey put the boat on his pick-up and drove as far as he could en route to Marikina. The nearest dry land was the Sta. Clara Church which was still way to far from Provident. Suffice it to say that for somebody who was maneuvering a motor boat for the first time in his life, Rey arrived
Provident at 12:30 a.m. When he entered the village, everyone was screaming thinking that it was already the government’s rescue team. REY WAS THE FIRST TO BRAVE PROVIDENT ON A MOTORIZED BOAT with just SHEER WILL steering him. Meanwhile, our USELESS GOVERNMENT was holding a press conference announcing their relief operations as they kept on saying that they could not get into Provident just yet to save people hanging on to their dear lives on top of their roofs because the currents were too strong for them!! HELLO!!! Please tell me why they can’t and my private citizen brother in law who does not even know how to drive a boat before he purchased it could???
Rey had to turn a deaf ear to people screaming for help as he entered their village because he had his
family, especially his 85-year old dad in mind. The waters were too high that he was actually holding on to the Meralco wires! He was shouting for his brother’s name as he could not even locate where their house was amidst the sea of mudwater. When he finally found them, he had to hold back from breaking down as he saw his dad at the apex of their roof holding to a string of blankets just so he will not
get swept by the currents! He “parked” his boat on their roof gutter and first loaded his dad and 8-year old nephew who by that time was already chilling from the cold. They have been atop the roof since 1
p.m. with wet clothes on and no food or water to even drink.
It took Rey 2 hours to navigate back to Sta. Clara church to drop off his dad and nephew, came back for his sister in law and another nephew. It was 3 a.m. by the time Rey reached Sta. Clara church again, with his sister in law and nephew, before making a final trip to get his sister. By this time, media were there and NDCC people assisting his sister-in-law to get off the boat. GIBO TEODORO had the gall to tell media that government rescue operations are now on-going, alluding to the footage of my brother in law rescuing his family!!! And these stupid NDCC people were even asking Rey’s sister in law to remove her life jacket and return to them! Hello, everything was theirs, from the boat, to the life jackets, to the sheer will and determination to keep their family alive!!!
He wanted to keep coming back to save his other neighbors but his tired body could not anymore. So he decided to take a rest at his sister’s house at Valle Verde till around 9 a.m. today. Then they went back only to find how cars were piled up like matchboxes. His brother’s Patrol, Camry, and Galant were supposed to be safely parked at the village main avenue as historically this was the highest point of the village. Sadly, the cars were nowhere to be found, washed away like toy cars… but what was even worse was seeing bodies already floating around, including the body of a 3-month old baby stuck in a car windshield!
As it was too devastating a sight for them to take already, they decided to just lend the boat to for others to use to save more lives.
Meanwhile, we see our government making all these excuses why they cannot save people faster… Meanwhile we hear of Devil Gloria Arroyo spending the PHP 800 m emergency contingecy fund to finance her recent foreign trips… Meanwhile we hear of Mikey Arroyo shamelessly admitting how his net worth ballooned within the few years that his family have been in power! SUCH SHAMELESS GREED!!!
I love the Philippines and I do wish for a better Philippines for my children’s sake. But during times like
these it makes you wish that you were living in another country where you dial 911 and help will be forthcoming.
Rey had the presence of mind, sheer will, and financial resources to buy a boat on the spot and put matters into his own hands. But what if it were the other way around and he had to wait for our USELESS GOVERNMENT to rescue his dad? We only shudder at the thought of what would have happened to his family, especially Lolo Manny, if and when rescue finally comes –which for many less
fortunate souls, until now have not come!
