It is more fun criticizing
Rizal Philippines
September 27, 2018
We all grieve that so many lives were lost at the recent landslides in Naga Cebu, and in Itogon Benguet as
aftermath of two much rains: with recent count of 69 at Itogon and 40+ at Naga Cebu. The loss of lives and staggering.
Of course a lot of finger pointing and blaming goes on. A whipping dog and sacrificial lamb must be had. Somebody must bear the sins. But who is to be blamed.?
1. In Mt Province and elsewhere in the Philippines it is predicted that landslides will continue: all the time. It is the law of nature and nothing can prevent this. According to the late geophysicist Reynaldo Punongbayan, as for Mt. Province, since it is tall, it will fall the principle that what is high must come down. So in Mt Province, the high mountains will erode and slide until the whole region flattens out.
So it is really dangerous to live near the mountains where there a peaks; it is unsafe. As in the Alps, there will be always avalanche.
So when DENR geophysicists declare a place unsafe, the LGU must obey and enforce the no residents
warning
2. However due to politics, no LGU heads (mayors etc) have the guts nor the political will to enforce such
orders for fear of losing votes. In other areas, residents continue to live near flood prone areas, at river banks
because the mayors cant enforce risk reduction measures. In Itogon, the Mayor said that many residents
were requesting that they return to their homes right next to the collapsed area. It is understandable: they have to get their belongings, they love their homes
So what is next? What is new?
