Rizal, Philippines | December 2, 2013
The comments of Christianne Amanpour of CNN to the President during their interview, post Yolanda typhoon crisis, still ring clearly in my ears " How your respond to this crisis, defines your Presidency" as he was embarrassed by apparent grasp of reality on the ground.
As I got the other stories from somebody whose relatives were victims of the typhoon (Inside story of the Typhoon Haiyan devastation) there were several incidents that may not speak well of the rule of the national govt:
1, The staging of relief distribution;
2. The repacking of relief goods by the government agencies.
3. The military commandeering the relief goods for personal use of disposition.
4. The grandstanding of the Presidency with the LGU Mayor Alfred Romualdez
5. The military men leading the civilian in commandeering private goods for personal use (the military were in bonnet as seen in TV and fully armed)
It is the time for compassion rather than greed. How the people in the govt, representing the national government really really reflects zillions the values, the mores of the present govt, and whether the leadership now, has made a dent on how we run things here, especially during crisis.
