One hallmark of humanity is ruling over the vagaries of nature; it is mandated in Genesis that man shall be Gods caretaker of his creation and thus must rule over the challenges of nature. Thus we rise inspite of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions typhoons. Our population grew to more than 7B because we have believed in our ability to transcend rise above what nature throws in our path
So it is very disappointing that the leader of this land enjoins our kababayan to accept the new normal (it was an old normal to be viisted at least 20x by typhoons annually in the Philippines) An act of resigntion or laziness. As leader he must find his hard and use all available resources and power in his office to lead and make this country fight the vagaries of typhoon.
At the risk of being an armchair pretenders may this post suggest:
1. Pres m ust change his mindset and do what he is supposed to lead. Inspire us amidst these challenges
2. Make people accountable for the flood control funds last year - almost 1/2 trillion. Anong overwhelmed. UK and Dutch govt were able to mitigage effects of flood. Bgc in our very own country has flood free streets. Even Pasig
3. Use our PHP budgetr wisely.
4. Be a President. Kung hindi sayang ang funds ng govt just to elect you.
