Let's all HELP CLEAN-UP

I am really so moved by all the efforts being pulled together by every Filipino around the world. Everyone is giving their share to help. It's really heartbreaking to see your fellow kababayans suffer an enormous loss in just a wink of an eye. That's why no matter how finances can be so limited these days, every Filipino, wherever they are, will produce anything to extend help to fellow countrymen.

But amidst these Relief Drives, I think, we must also focus our energy on cleaning up. Relief does not only constitute food and clothing. These are only short term in nature. Since we are all into it, already. We must also think BIG.....think FORWARD. We, as private individuals, can only provide these kinds of short term reliefs in the meantime...but the GOVERNMENT must make an ENORMOUS effort on WHAT ELSE they can come up with to PREVENT this from happening again. SAFETY can only be ACHIEVED if we are PROACTIVE.

Watching the news tonight make me tremble with anger...I'm usually apolitical...no opinions...or ifever i'd have any, i'd just keep it to myself. This time, i'd like to shout and say "IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!" The Govt must make its serious move...MUST another NGO, broadcasting network, PRIVATE organization, set up emergency clean-up drives???? I saw the garbage piled up after Ondoy on TV...and could just imagine the already "clogged" drainages worsened by Ondoy...the media can only report these stuff....But WHAT does MALACANANG have in mind? Who will do the job for YOU???

If the government is doing its share.....and it's unfelt....it only means....it's SLOW!!!! We all know that GARBAGE is only ONE of the MANY problems we are facing. And yet, we can't even make good on this one. The reasons: people are not empowered, not enough manpower, not enough machines, budget too low, etc....these are reasons of the olden times. I have heard these through the years.....and it makes me MORE sad to hear these again....cause it only means EITHER one thing....Our government does not have a CREDIBLE mandate........or FILIPINOS have lost faith...that whoever takes over....just does not make a difference. WHO REALLY EMPOWERS WHO? IS it the PEOPLE or the GOVERNMENT?

This is a whole cycle of which came first...the egg or the chicken.....i think, we must just do our share...if we want things to improve..let's not stop by complaining...let's start with our own backyards....let's organize our garbage....but then if we do that??? and the garbage peeps take our trash....where will they throw it after?? How are they going to dispose these off???? *SIGH* There goes the CYCLE.......see what i mean???