A response to “An Open Letter to
CNN”
i don’t agree with your points…
see, all those highlighted views of yours are still rooted in our government
system, the country being an “archipelago” is not an excuse for gov’t to sloth
around and get angry whenever they are being criticized. the comment of that
CNN anchor is but an eye-opener that our gov’t officials; yes, the gov’t
response team of tacloban had been wiped out, but why??? the news of yolanda’s
coming was announced weeks or days ahead; the gov’t should have taken rapid
moves in saving the cities and should have made enough plans to keep their
people safe… as they say, prevention is better than cure; had the government
put on their shoes while the roads were still “accessible” to bring enough
supplies to these people BEFORE they are hit by the storm, these people would
have survived…had the government put MUCH EFFORT in taking people to protected
shelters (those that are really safe like SAFE) a lot would have survived…had
the government fully loaded hospitals or evacuation centers with medical
supplies BEFORE yolanda hits land, people would have been treated well…. i see
why foreigners gave those criticisms… it is because they know actions could
have been done to avoid these problems… but no, the government of the
Philippines is already in that habit of taking action AFTER the storm
comes…back in ZAMBOANGA, they only acted AFTER the war… they could have
prevented it from happening had they been alert… but no..the government is so
busy..with what? our country will never learn how to be dependent..sad to say
but we do deserve being called as JUAN TAMAD…because we never learn…it’s been
how many years now and we are still a third world country… so there’s no reason
to be proud… yes, the truth hurts.. i am hurt with what’s being said about my
country but it was all true… i have to admit it was all true… there’s a lot
more to say… but to sum this all up, our government is a hopeless case… all we
can do is survive… and that filipino spirit of surviving is what makes us
awesome in the eyes of these foreign people.. yes we should be proud…but the
gov’t ought to be ashamed… they have stained the respect, trust, and hope of
their people…. ask a filipino, “do you want to live in the US?” or “what
country would you choose to live if you are given the chance to?” im sure, you
will hear if none, but a few would choose this country…
And just recently, a news came out wherein a city (that is located on the shoreline) survived the Yolanda attack and only one person died. they were able to do so because the evacuated the area two days prior the storm is announced to hit land. if the government had the same initiative, a lot would have survived.
this is sad and irritating as well... when will we ever learn?
