Sibakin na si Abnoynoy Aquino!

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/196108/calm-before-the-storm-pnoy-sings-to-reporters-before-basyang

… daaang

… squats with their garbage act as human levies, flood barricades…

… to make squats useful and with proper management, they could be used as “hydro electric dam” to power up ‘tang inang imperial manila… squats multiply like kakroaches… no shortage bodies to plug holes..

… after typhoon ondoy, ate glo&magnanakaws tossed/relocated ‘sang katutak na squats (mostly ‘bakwets from the south of ‘tang inang imperial manila) in my beloved pristine malagu-laguna…

… ay sus ginoo… the land of lanzonez y buko pie no moh!!!

The imbecile President Noynoy Aquino never prepare the people on the coming Typhoons. He never lift a finger to remedy the situation. Typhoon season is just around the corner. The Squatters are still there, blocking the floodways of canals and esteros. He is looking the other way. Hoping a Typhoon stronger than the Typhoon Ondoy will never come.

He is waiting for affordable housing projects to be built; to rellocate the Squatters. What a nonsense!

… daang

… devout katolickdicks padre damasos y prez buwangwang abnoy will deter any typhoon, earthquakes, fire&brimstones hitting flipland…thru the DEVINE POWER OF PRAYERS…

… ay sus ginoo… allah ahkbar… ama namin… ave ginoong maria… santa corykot… santa ate glo… our father who thou art in heaven… ILIGTAS MO PO ANG MGA GUNG GONGGGGGGSSSS!!!!

… hay naku, mahina ang koleksyon noong nakaraang linggo…

Typhoon Na Naman
O Kay tulin ng araw
Typhoonng nagdaan,
Tila ba kung kailan lang
Ngayon ay Typhoon,
Dapat pasalamatan
Ngayon ay Typhoon
Tayo ay mag-awitan

Koro:
Typhoon! Typhoon!
Typhoon na namang muli!
Tanging araw na ating
pinakamimithi,
Typhoon! Typhoon!
Typhoon na namang muli!
Ang pag-i–big
naghahari.

If I recall right, there was mention of two or three floodways or spillways that were in the masterplan that have not been built. I don’t know if there is legislation involved but they seem to have been in a JICA-assisted study conducted in the early or mid-90′s I think.

As for the priorities of government, well, infrastructure projects like these are huge and involve implementation timeframes that span more than one administration. That’s probably the reason why these tend to take a backseat to matters more “pressing” to politicians who are under pressure while in office to re-coup their campaign expenses and ensure they get re-elected.

Very informative, benign0. I agree with your diagnosis of the chronic flooding problem. Just one question, in your research, did you find any concrete recommendations re the building of floodways in MM; or if there were any proposed legislation addressing floodways?

Added commentary: This is what government should be doing instead of trying to add a 9th sun-ray to the flag or watching Hayden Kho videos. Government is often distracted by the “burning issues of the day” that it gets its priorities all whacked up. And because our government has very limited financial resources, its main and obvious functions (national security-disaster relief, economic policies, law enforcement, tax collection, and infrastructure) are neglected. Hence, the money to buy rubber boats were spent on Senate hearings to find out who posted sex tapes on the internet and to look “pogi” for the newspapers! It is partly our fault, too, because we encouraged this wastage.

Tell Congress to stop wasting our money!

Randy David described quite well what he calls our tendency to apply the “private solution to a collective problem”:

The well-off among us who live in posh but flood-prone communities may, of course, decide that what they need most to acquire right away is a sturdy collapsible rubber dinghy for use in emergencies. If that were all the wisdom we could draw from this experience, then the gift would have been wasted. This private solution to a collective problem is ultimately as self-defeating as the purchase of individual generator sets in a time of recurrent power interruptions, or the installation of household booster pumps in a time of weak water pressure. They conceal from us the complex picture in which the problem is embedded. Yet, it is no longer surprising to encounter these limited solutions in a society where privately owned vehicles endlessly proliferate in the absence of an efficient public transportation system. All of these are private adaptations to situations requiring a long-term societal response.

It depends on what kind of “difference” one wants to make. Is it a difference that will result in a sustainable change over the long term? Or is it a difference that will alleviate symptoms but not necessarily cure the underlying affliction?

No I’m not telling you that in this time of unity and bayanihan I remain cynical and cast my negativity upon people who wish to make a difference. Read what I said again.

I told you that for most of the year every year, the Filipino can, but won’t.
The Anti-Pinoy is the one who remains blind to this fact.

Don’t just address symptoms of Pinoy problems. Acknowledge and address the causes!

So are you telling me that in this time of unity and bayanihan, you remain cynical and cast your negativity upon us people who wish to make a difference?

Who is the Anti-Pinoy now?

Yes, the Filipino can!
It’s just that for most of the year every year, the Filipino won’t.

Can you spell S-A-L-A-U-L-A?