National State Of Calamity

Have We Done Enough?

A State of National Calamity has been declared.

All government agencies have been mobilized.

A prize freeze on all basic goods has been issued.

President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday declared a state of national calamity and vowed to mobilize assistance for victims of the worst storm to hit his presidency.

He said he declared the state of calamity to start the mechanisms from which the government could get additional relief funding.

“I need to ask myself. Did the government do enough to prevent this kind of a tragedy? I don’t think I can accept that we have done everything,” President Noynoy Aquino told evacuees at Cagayan de Oro Central School during a lightning visit to the disaster zone four days after Tropical Storm “Sendong” struck.

“I know we could have done more.” He added.

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“Ilang araw na lang bago sumapit ang Pasko
isa na namang pagsubok ang dumating sa mga Pilipino
matinding pagbaha sa Iligan at Cagayan De Oro
winasak mga kabahayan pati maraming buhay ng tao

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Depensa ng marami si Pnoy daw ay sumaglit lang
Upang mga tauhan sa PSG ay mapagbigyan
kung inabot man siya ng minuto o ilang oras, hindi ito mahalaga
Ang hanap lang ng karamihan ay kaunti lang daw delicadeza

Ang sigaw ng karamihan “Unahin mo kaming puntahan!”
Kaysa ikaw ay nakikisaya at nakikipag-sosyalan
Ikaw ang aming itinuturing ama ng ating bansa
Nais lang namin ang iyong personal na pagkalinga”