If we were Mr. Aquino, we would:
1. Not make the claim of Mr. Ricky Carandang that: Today in Tacloban: 26 out of 138 barangays have received delivery of 22,778 food packs. - @rickycarandang
2. Not state that there are 50,000 food packs made per day and there are 43,000 delivered to Samar and Leyte.
The night time population of Tacloban is more than 200,000. The island of Leyte has a population of about 2,000,000 people. Per NDRRMC estimate, around 2,000,000 households were devastated during Typhoon Yolanda coming to around more than 9,000,000 people.
50,000 food packs per day, is not sufficient for Samar alone, let alone Tacloban, several towns in Leyte that were hardest hit by the storm. Even 1,000,000 food packs per week is nearly not enough for one-tenth of the weekly requirement of food - for this reason the majority of the people victimized by the typhoon and whose homes were wiped out are extremely hungry.
Now that foreign delegations for rescue, recovery, medical service and providing safe potable water, among many other form of assistance, have arrived Aquino has many more burdens removed from his chest.
However, to restore the peace and order and ensure the safety of the people and foreign delegations in the affected areas, Aquino must create force multipliers for the meager number of troops he ordered sent to Leyte, Samar, etc. The reports of continued breakdown of law and order in those calamity stricken areas is compounded by the escape of too many convicted criminals from jail and who are now roaming around the provinces, cities, towns in Eastern Visayas.
Now that foreign delegations for rescue, recovery, medical service and providing safe potable water, among many other form of assistance, have arrived Aquino has many more burdens removed from his chest.
However, to restore the peace and order and ensure the safety of the people and foreign delegations in the affected areas, Aquino must create force multipliers for the meager number of troops he ordered sent to Leyte, Samar, etc. The reports of continued breakdown of law and order in those calamity stricken areas is compounded by the escape of too many convicted criminals from jail and who are now roaming around the provinces, cities, towns in Eastern Visayas.
3. Not tolerate the limited packing of relief items. The national relief operations center can be augmented by not less than fifty other packing centers, specially now that international aid has arrived through Cebu. These packing centers can be opened in areas as close to these towns as possible:
Bantayan Island, Cebu
Leyte Province
Tacloban City
Almagro
Basey
Calbiga
Daram
Gandara
Hinabangan
Jiabong
Marabut
Matuguinao
Motiong
Pagsanghan
Paranas (Wright)
Pinabacdao
San Jorge
San Jose de Buan
San Sebastian
Santa Margarita
Santa Rita
Santo Niño
Tagapul-an
Talalora
Tarangnan
Villareal
Zumarraga
Southern Leyte Province
Anahawan
Bontoc
Hinunangan
Hinundayan
Libagon
Liloan
Limasawa
Maasin City
Macrohon
Malitbog
Padre Burgos
Pintuyan
Saint Bernard
San Francisco
San Juan
San Ricardo
Silago
Sogod
Tomas Oppus
Eastern Samar Province
Borongan City
Arteche
Balangiga
Balangkayan
Can-avid
Dolores
General MacArthur
Giporlos
Guiuan
Hernani
Jipapad
Lawaan
Llorente
Maslog
Maydolong
Mercedes
Oras
Quinapondan
Salcedo
San Julian
San Policarpo
Sulat
Taft
Northern Samar Province
Allen
Biri
Bobon
Capul
Catarman
Catubig
Gamay
Laoang
Lapinig
Las Navas
Lavezares
Lope de Vega
Mapanas
Mondragon
Palapag
Pambujan
Rosario
San Antonio
San Isidro
San Jose
San Roque
San Vicente
Silvino Lobos
Victoria
Aklan Province
Altavas
Balete
Banga
Batan
Buruanga
Ibajay
Kalibo
Lezo
Libacao
Madalag
Makato
Malay
Malinao
Nabas
New Washington
Numancia
Tangalan
Capiz Province
Roxas City
Cuartero
Dao
Dumalag
Dumarao
Ivisan
Jamindan
Ma-ayon
Mambusao
Panay
Panitan
Pilar
Pontevedra
President Roxas
Sapian
Sigma
Tapaz
together with all the other affected towns and cities, mostly in the Visayas, but also in Region IV like Mindoro, among others.
There are billions of dollars worth of aid from all over the world. If Aquino is not going to put up the packing centers, aside from undertaking other necessary actions for the benefit and welfare of the disaster victims, all that money will go to waste - perhaps will figure in some other PDAF-DAP like scam in the near future.
Tons of relief goods keep on arriving. These all will need to be packed properly. Thus the need to expand the operations of the relief packing centers. That is why there is money given by foreign donors.
There are billions of dollars worth of aid from all over the world. If Aquino is not going to put up the packing centers, aside from undertaking other necessary actions for the benefit and welfare of the disaster victims, all that money will go to waste - perhaps will figure in some other PDAF-DAP like scam in the near future.
Tons of relief goods keep on arriving. These all will need to be packed properly. Thus the need to expand the operations of the relief packing centers. That is why there is money given by foreign donors.
4. Not take lightly the suggestion in facebook to undertake organized mortuary response. As the World Health Organisation exhorts governments, there are proper procedures to follow in the handling of the dead bodies during emergency conditions. (See preceding article on WHO Technical Note no. 8.)
In Babatngon, as ABS CBN news reported earlier today, not only relief has not arrived but the dead bodies are floating in the seas off the coast of Babatngon, Leyte. These issues, apart from so many others, need immediate attention by the government.
In Babatngon, as ABS CBN news reported earlier today, not only relief has not arrived but the dead bodies are floating in the seas off the coast of Babatngon, Leyte. These issues, apart from so many others, need immediate attention by the government.
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