Sense and Sensibility

Screen shot of Valerie Conception's tweets

As rescuers are having a hard time searching for still missing bodies . . .


As relief goods are hard to come by and arrive in trickle amount . . .


As Mindanaoans affected by Sendong are trying to pick up the pieces of their ravaged lives . . .


As many Iliganons and Cagayanons are mourning the loss of family members . . .

Noynoy Aquino was having a great time last night at the PSG Christmas Party in Malacanang!

Weather-Weather Lang Yan

Sendong dumped 50 mm/hr of rainfall 

Makes me wonder what kind of preparation the government did on Sendong. As early as Monday last week regional directors of OCD from Regions VI to XII were sent back to their respective offices. They were not able to attend the agency's Xmas party last Friday so they can have time to prepare for Sendong. The amount of destruction and number of lives lost speak of an inferior disaster response management system.

One of the things that can get into Noynoy Aquino's nerve is critique of his zero-casualty disaster management program, if there is even one.