Where Are The Political Heroes During Typhoon Ondoy?

In Fairneeesssss..... 

The most prominent political figure during the typhoon onslaught is no other than presidentiable Gibo Teodoro as the head of the National Disaster Coordinating Council. He had a good moment with the press getting interviews from the media. Other presidentiables made their move by conducting relief operations and medical assistance like the group of Senator Villar, Senator Noynoy and Senator Roxas. Senator Gordon was supervising the Red Cross rescue. So far they were the only prominent political figures that did something for those who were affected by the typhoon.


I have to give it to them... thank you for running as presidentiables, otherwise, they won't be there helping openly. Why you say? Just look at the other members of the Senate. They are magicians in times of disasters, they will voluntarily disappear. How I wish all of the members of the Philippine Senate are running as president, I'm 100% sure all of them will be visible helping people in the affected areas. Some will argue that as legislators, both house and senate, it is not their function to directly help those who are affected because it is the job of the administrative government of PGMA. That maybe correct in books but not in logic. As elected officials, you owe the people service at your utmost capacity and not the other way around.

Rescue and relief operations are now being conducted metro-luzon wide and as of this time there are more than a hundred dead and hundreds more are missing. Estimated total damages is more than a billion pesos.

To those politicians visibly doing their job, I offer you a sweet adobo.

Eat it well...

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Typhoon Ondoy, September 26,2009

This is a re-post. I  feel the need to post this one. Shame on those looters!

Marikina was probably the hardest hit by the storm. According to the security guards in the nearby establishment, they have been calling the authorities for help with the woman's body. I could sense exasperation in their voices. It is understandable I told them, rescue efforts are concentrated on saving the living right now.

A lot of people tried to cross the bridge at the height of the floods yesterday. Could she be among those who dared? Or was she just trying to flee the rising waters? All that I can tell she has a small backpack with her which covered her face.

While I was photographing this a bunch of teenagers were concerned about being on camera so I avoided including them in the frame. Apparently I was inexperienced or just too trusting, as I got in the distance in the muddy highway interchange, the younger kids ran after me and told me that the woman was now being looted of her personnal belongings. I heard the guard blowing his whistle from the nearby elevated walk way. There was nothing I could do as the looters started scampering away.

I felt disturbed by the looing incident, I told the security guard what happened. Manong guard commented that a lot of people are hungry though it may be wrong but maybe from their point of view, the woman won't be needing her stuff anymore........

While I was shooting this I did not feel anything but the thought of documenting this moment. I did not have a wide angle lens ( as it was undergoing repairs ) for my digital SLR, so I took some shots as well with my film camera. Strange when I was changing the roll of film I couldn't get the film into the sprocket....

It's so muddy no one would think this is a highway interchange....

By: REMBCC
http://www.flickr.com/people/rembcc/All Credits is given to the author REMBCC whose link is provided above.

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