And what you can do about it
Exclusive by Raïssa Robles
Tens of thousands dead, buildings and homes toppled, a mega-city in ruins. You’ve probably heard and read this description of Metro Manila if it were hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake generated by the West Valley Fault.
What you haven’t read are the specifics, which for some reason the mass media have refrained from publishing. Details, such as the fact that much of Loyola Grand Villas in Quezon City could be flattened. Or that the east-most side of the neighboring upscale La Vista Subdivision could crumble.
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) recently announced it was releasing to every city and town in Metro Manila or the National Capital Region quake risk assessment maps funded by Australia. Interestingly, the maps shown on TV news are not detailed. They merely show the towns and cities, not the barangays.
UPDATE: A commenter named @JMD has just sent me this link where you can access the risk assessment maps funded by Australia. Thanks! Just click on the link of this geoportal site.
This article is intended to prod authorities to release “catastrophe maps” of Metro Manila, which could give predictions of the fate facing specific barangays and subdivisions that have the misfortune of being near, or across the West Valley Fault,
It’s based on the 2004 Study for Earthquake Impact Reduction for Metropolitan Manila in the Republic of the Philippines or MMEIRS.
A fault is a fracture on the earth’s surface. According to this website on earthquakes, “stresses in the earth’s outer layer push the sides of the fault together… Eventually enough stress builds up and the rocks slip suddenly, releasing energy in waves that travel through the rock to cause the shaking that we feel during an earthquake.”
Filipino scientists have confirmed that the West Valley Fault is ripe for a slip.
The 2004 MMEIRS study noted:
“Many faults are identified around Metropolitan Manila; the West Valley Fault (WVF) and the East Valley Fault (EVF), which run north to south along the west and east edge of the Marikina Valley, are thought to pose the greatest threat to Metropolitan Manila due to their proximity.”
The graph below from the MMEIRS study shows which Metro subdivisions could be most affected since these are “transected” or cut across by the West Valley Fault:
This article is not meant to scare you, but to help you plan out a disaster mitigation program, working with your barangay officials – you just voted them into office last Monday Oct 28, remember? Your city and town officials, whom you also elected this May.
Here are four things you can do for starters:
1. Find out when your home, office building and school where your children study were built.
I asked that question of Franklyn Santos, an architect from the University of Santo Tomas who had designed and built our home with a team of UST colleagues . He told me that by chance, it was built AFTER the 7.2 magnitude Kobe earthquake of 1995. And it so happened that the structural engineer who was his friend and consultant then was studying and working in Japan when the quake reduced Kobe to rubble.
Franklyn recalled that after Kobe, building contractors in the Philippines started incorporating the lessons of Kobe. He said, though, that enforcement by city and town building officials in NCR of this practice has been spotty.
Buildings and homes constructed before that period can be retrofitted. Ways to strengthen structures are provided at the end of this piece.
2. Nag your LGU (local government unit) to inspect every building, assisted by structural engineers from the private sector.
Merely asking building officials to conduct inspections would not be a good thing since they were supposed to certify these in the first place.
Franklyn also stressed the need to make sure glass used in high rises and schools are quake-proof to avoid slicing up people on the ground.
3. Ask your barangay to dig a deep well for communal use during disasters.
Franklyn also said that if a 7.2 magnitude quake struck, NCR should anticipate that water pipes would be broken and there would be no power and possibly phones for days. The 2004 MMEIRS study actually calculated the extent of the damage:
Franklyn noted that while NCR residents could live without power and phones, water was a necessity. He recalled that some barangays in Quezon City previously dug deep wells as a result of their experience following the Mt Pinatubo eruption and the 1990 earthquake as well as a series of deadly typhoons that interrupted water and power supplies. He wondered what had happened to these deep wells, which he suggested should not be used daily but merely in times of emergency.
4. Compel cities, towns and barangays in Metro Manila to identify safe evacuation sites.
The other day, while wrestling with words to write this, I had a thought – if a very strong earthquake occurs, where could my family run to until the ground stops shaking. I realized there is no open space near my house that is safe from falling power wires or collapsing houses.
I also realized why quake-beleaguered Tokyo has lots of pocket parks – green open spaces with trees only at the fringe. These are for people to stay in during earthquakes.
We don’t have those because our politicians have left city development to commercial real estate developers who place profit first.
The MMEIRS study, funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was completed nearly a decade ago but only its executive summary has been released to the public, and only recently.
I suspect a not-so-noble reason for the non-release of the complete study. Real estate developers and sellers did not want you to know they had sold or were selling land in dangerous zones.
It’s high time we, the people of Metro Manila, had a say in how our metropolis grows.
“Model 08, as the worst case, 170,000 residential houses will collapse, 340,000 residential houses will be partly damaged, 34,000 persons will die, 114,000 persons will be injured. Fire will break out and burn approximately 1,710 hectares and totally 18,000 additional persons will be killed by this secondary disaster. Moreover, infrastructures and lifelines will also be heavily damaged.”
Model 08 refers to the West Valley Fault System slipping and generating a 7.2 magnitude quake.
If such a quake occurs, seven bridges are likely to fall.
“Metropolitan Manila will possibly be separated into four regions by the earthquake impact,” the study said.
1. The western part will be isolated from other parts of Metropolitan Manila by fire and building collapse
2. The northern and southern part will be separated by building collapse and by its geography: “The intersecting area between Mandaluyong and Makati has a high possibility of building collapse; moreover, Pasig River is running through east-west which is naturally disadvantageous in terms of separation.”
3. As for the eastern part, “all road networks running east-west, which are on the fault will be broken due to the movement. Other roads running North-South in fault areas will be difficult to use, due to the high number of building collapse.”
Aldo R. Mayor, chief of public safety division, MMDA
Before I go on, I would like to thank Aldo R. Mayor, chief of the Public Safety Division of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) who gave me a copy of his power-point presentation entitled “Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Earthquake Preparedness.”
It was Mayor who drove home to me for the first time the urgent need for all NCR residents to prepare.
And for residents to nag their barangay officials, city and municipal governments, the MMDA and the national government to do likewise. Because the costs of an earthquake and lack of preparation will be huge since NCR is the heart of the nation’s economy, politics and business.
I have debated with myself for months whether I should publish this.
The recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Bohol nudged me to do so. It is the same magnitude that the MMEIRS study labelled as “the worst case scenario” for this metropolis of 11.8 million people.
The data below, which I obtained from Aldo Mayor’s power-point presentation, gives some answers to the following questions:
1. Which areas in NCR are likely to be hit hard?
2. How can we check ourselves whether our homes and offices can withstand a 7.2 magnitude quake?
3. What can we do to prepare?
4. What should we demand of the barangay where we live and work, the city governments and the national government, including the MMDA, to prepare?
You can read at the end of this piece the MMEIRS executive summary.
The MMEIRS study examined all the known earthquakes that have shaken NCR since 1599. Drawing from this historical data, it then selected the three most damaging “scenario earthquakes.” These are:
Model 08 (West Valley Fault)- the worse case scenario
Model 13 (Manila Trench)
Model 18 (1863 Manila Bay)
This is the West Valley Fault scenario:
It noted the following secondary consequences of an earthquake:
MMDA’s Aldo Mayor provided the following examples:
The MMEIRS study then estimated which areas in NCR are likely to be hit hardest by these consequences [Note – the roman numerals refer to the quake magnitude]:
Here is an explanation of the quake magnitude:
Here is the possible building damage in NCR cities and towns under the worst case scenario. Quezon City, Manila, Pasig and Marikina in that order could bear the brunt.
In terms of deaths, it’s Manila, Quezon City, Pasig, Marikina, Makati, Taguig and Muntinlupa, in that order:
Aldo Mayor’s slides show further which barangays in five cities of NCR could have the most or least collapsed and damaged buildings and homes:
In other words, the cooler the color, the less damage structures will likely sustain. The colors range from gray, blue, green, yellow, brown, red. In red areas, from 500 to 3,000 structures could collapse in a 7.2 magnitude quake.
Here’s Makati City:
Quezon City:
Mandaluyong City:
Las Piñas:
South Caloocan (1st District):
South Caloocan (2nd District):
Sorry. Those are the only areas included in Mayor’s power-point presentation. If you live somewhere else, I suggest you ask MMDA or Phivolcs to release the data about your area. Ask your mayors, too, since they will soon get the latest risk assessment maps.
I wonder what Marikina would look like.
This is how the entire NCR could look in terms of building damage:
As for the outbreak of fire that follows an earthquake, here are the likely areas to be hit hardest in NCR:
The map below shows the areas where liquefaction could occur:
What we can do to prepare for a big earthquake
MMDA’s Aldo Mayor suggested the following:
Ever noticed these orange and blue steel containers parked in the middle of Edsa and other major roads?
These actually contain tools to rescue quake victims and lime to sprinkle on the dead:
But just a thought. Wouldn’t these containers be useless if the overpass or MRT were to collapse on them?
And how can a mere dozen such containers help a metropolis of 11.8 million people?
The answer lies in our LGUs and barangays, which need to come up with disaster mitigation plans and have equipment and first aid available for such a catastrophe.
The MMDA has been quietly training LGU and barangay officials for disaster but it seems some LGUs are NOT interested:
Here are links to affordable tips to quake-proof homes:
How other countries quake-proofed homes cheaply – from the National Geographic magazine
Here is the executive summary of the MMEIRS study. It details on page 5 all the earthquakes that have struck or affected Metro Manila since 1599:
Roy says
… really ?!?! … is there something one could do before and during a catastrophic earthquake ?!?! … the aftermath of such disaster should be greatly considered … personally, i’d rather experience it ‘quick and painless’ here in the san andreas fault line … people should worry MORE about corruption … and NOT contemplate the ‘wrath’ of nature since there is NOTHING one could really do … but WAIT
Roy says
… again, the aftermath of such disaster should be greatly considered … and NOTHING ELSE … enjoy your life with the people you love to the FULLEST … and STOP worrying of things that unforeseeable and uncontrollable to begin with … PEACE
raissa says
defeatist attitude
macspeed says
@Roy,
There is money in the trash as they say, but why dwell in fault lines, wait and see the buildings turned to gravel and sand, perhaps death of ones dog and cat he he he.
If ones business is on the fault line and dont want to relocate and one like you is working there with 3x the normal pay, you would rather ask the business manager ” hey do we have earthquake detector that will protect us here in San Adreas fault line??? The answer should be “Yes son, dont worry, elevators will, power supply will shutdown by our sophisticated emergency control system”…
High Rise Buildings can withstand up to intensity 7 rock and roll shake, some have smart sensor that can feel ahead like animals, these smart sensors are connected to ESD to open elevator and then shutdown power, closed gas pipelines and activate emergency alarm. If that building is not like that, better look for another one.
You are somehow right for Intensity 9, all will be flatten, that is Judgment Day!!!
SURA 99. AZ-ZALZALA (THE EARTHQUAKE)
1. When Earth is shaken with her [final] earthquake
2. And Earth yieldeth up her burdens,
3. And man saith: What aileth her?
4. That day she will relate her chronicles,
5. Because thy Lord inspireth her.
6. That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.
7. And whoso doeth good an atom’s weight will see it then,
8. And whoso doeth ill an atom’s weight will see it then.
he he he
teng montalbo says
Hi!
Where can I get an elsaroc training? Can you refer me to any org both private and govt that conducts these training? Im very interested to join.
Thank you very much for the info.
raissa says
MMDA – call them and ask for Aldo Mayor.
Martial Bonifacio says
Off-topic: Just wanna raise awareness to CPMers and OFW,
1. It seems the plan of Erap and the manila councilor back-fired. I personally believe there is a hidden agenda to divert the issue away from the PDAF scam while his son Jinggoy left the country headed here in US without her allegedly sick wife. Not to mention its sickening to read politicians are using tragedies for their own personal agenda.
Lumalabas ngayon na parang nagsisinungaling si Manila Councilor Bernardito Ang dahil yung HK Security Bureau denied his claim. When did it became a policy in Manila to kill tourist to warrant a apology to the victims family? These tragedies, incident happens around the world, nobody can predict them.
Link: http://www.rappler.com/nation/42690-hong-kong-declines-manila-apology-hostage-crisis
2. Commerce chamber in Philippines urges Aquino to say sorry for 2010 hostage crisis
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1333170/commerce-chamber-philippines-urges-aquino-say-sorry-2010-hostage
I hope the Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry read this news so they can confirm or deny what was said.
“The federation said it was both irresponsible and unacceptable for the Philippines not to apologise,” -Financial services legislator Christopher Cheung Wah-fung
P.S.
Kung si erap ginagamit itong tragedy for political mileage. Ganun din sa HK kasi ginagamit ni Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee ito to gain mileage as she wants to be the next Chief Executive of HK just read the comment section in the news link below.
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1345543/legco-set-back-call-withdraw-visa-free-access-filipino-visitors#comments
Ganun pala sa hong kong. Ang leader ay appointed ng Beijing akala ko pa naman parliamentary system sila. Pero sabagay kasi 60% of the seat ay hawak ng Beijing so kahit anong mangyari China na ang nagpapatakbo sa kanilang SAR kuno government.
moonie says
I’m glad PNoy held his ground and did not apologize while attending summit in indonesia. he was heckled by hong kong journalists probably cheered secretly on by china. I think asking us to apologize is just pretext for china to ask for more concessions. china is behind hong kong dictating terms.
Martial Bonifacio says
I agree because nobody in their right mind would want this tragedy to happen. For a country that is considered rich they cant comprehend the message Aquino is trying to convey to them that the state is not responsible for a action of a lone perpetrator.
A balance article:
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1339718/madness-anti-manila-brigade#comments
HK never heard the Filipino people cry for blood when just recently Leticia Sarmiento got justice she deserves. The Hong Kong Franco Orr Yiu-kwan was jailed last week for 18 months for Human trafficking.
Remember the columnist Chip Tsao? During that time Filipinos are mad solely at the person not the region (HK) or its entire people/government. It seems we are acting more mature than a considered rich nation which i pity.
Note:
Hopefully the day will come when a Philippine government will say enough is enough (abuse of OFW, maltreatment, racism etc.) and have the decision like the one made by Indonisian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to stop sending domestic helpers around the world by 2017.
What lead Indonesia to made this decision? Read the story of Kartika Puspitasari. A domestic helper abused by her hong kong employers Tai Chi-wai & Catherine Au.
macspeed says
@moonie
if ever i’d be asked by PNOY for this matter:
Politically speaking, i PNOY cannot jeopardized my parties sake if i ask for public apology to Hongkong or China government for that traumatic tragedy, but for Humanitarian reason, which is the basis of my purpose to serve my country, i do apologise for the love ones of those victims.
There were happening in the past and future that no one, not even any President or King can CONTROL such bloodshed, frustration and sadness in ones country, we as humans of the earth should hold hand in hand to prevent such killings.
etc…etc…
he he he for me, there is nothing wrong to apologise, if my son has killed someone, it will be hard for me to accept his imprisonment, normally, the victims relative would not resort to ask for apologies from the killer, they would rather kill the killer he he he,
May it be politically driven or not, Hongkong government action to ask Philippine apologies is very polite and modern. It just happened PNOY is our father, we are the children, the killer is our brother, simple as that, Hongkong is a neighborhood in a classy house and Philippine in a bahay kubo, our brother made mistakes, we are lucky Hongkong did not act like huramentado…
moonie says
they did act like huramentados, the hongkong journalists did. arrogante at walang manners. heckling our president like he is some domestic helper not worthy of respect, shouting at his face. the indonesians have enough and ejected the journalist from the summit.
many apologies have been sent in the past, our reps going to hongkong only for them to be sent back home, rebuffed, apologies not acceppted.
I think, we should stop giving apologies now.
Neo Canjeca says
Cyber Plaza Miranda is like a VOID in the e-universe, has its own dimension, free and limitless “sans frontiers” seeking the Holy Grail of Truth and even idiocy while it shuns epals, este evil. Here in these pages I can try to abstractly bridge natural science with social science. For example, in social science Gloria Arroyo can be compared to Noynoy Aquino. Well, NOT SO in Quantum Theory. If Noynoy is 5’11” and Gloria is 4’11’, that’s it. If Gloria is bad and Noynoy is good, THAT’S IT. THERE IS NOTHING IN-BETWEEN. No Ramos or Erap in-between. Any comparison or analogy is unscientific or stupid, worse ignorant. QUANTOMIZED, Gloria and Noynoy are different in their sub-atomized molecules, even manifested behaviour. The more you examine their sub-atomic elements the more they become different. There is nothing in-between even in terms of corruption. It is the mission of science (Quantum Physics) to establish and prove that void. The discourse must start somewhere, and that’s we, here in Ms Raissa’s here and now.
Read all the comments and criticisms of the latest accusatory speech of President Aquino. Never mind who the authors are. Those are garbage and floating space debris which will sooner lost their orbital pull of gravity, suck and vaporized by the sun. And what if the criticisms are not garbage and floating debris? Try to find the answer in the internet. Not there? Then the authors should be found in jail.
Neo Canjeca says
Philippine Earthquakes: A View from the Cosmos, heretical view.
Without doing the math, it can be conjectured that the Philippines may be only several billionth of a square millimeter relative to the size of the cosmos. About 20 Philippines (of 100 million souls) can fit into the unoccupied space of Canada (of only 30 million souls). Our 116 thousand square miles could be smaller than a dust particle in the tusk of an elephant. Earthquakes in the Philippines as mere quantized flicker of nature can be imagined in terms of decreasing sizes of the universe, the solar system, the sun as average size star, the earth as a planet and the earth’s continents (Google their astounding sizes). If you have a telescope that can traverse the earth’s surface from end to end and you are holding it, you should be able to see the back of your head at the other end from where you are standing.
Earthquakes and other cosmic upheavals may send the sun and its planets to black holes, the universe still, stays and will continue to expand. While the earth after the upheavals in the course of 25 centuries will restart to repopulate itself as it has begun before. Filipinos who have been or had traveled around the Middle East, the deserts and canyons of the United States, the rainforests of South America, those who have looked up in awe at the peaks of the Himalayas can imagine no or just few people there right after the earthquakes and upheavals, these places in the earliest times were ready for the new beginning of another 25 centuries.
In this second decade of the millennium, people will die and perished by the numbers already buried in cemeteries. When Haiti happened, we were afraid, then we relaxedand did not much. Bohol woke us again from slumber. The key point and lesson is that nowhere and no time in the world is protection and conservation of the environment ever is successful. Only Japan seemed to have mitigated the impact of natural disasters. Martin Luther King Jr. have a dream. We should have a plan.
netty says
In all seriousness and honesty, you, we all must have a plan to be safe. No location is safe if one is not mindful to stay safe. Money is is very useful at these times and it also the source of conflict awake and in sleep even for the rich thinking what to do with them more so on the poor when the stomach growls of hunger. Upheavals are non stop everywhere, the Fukushima reactor plant, the asteroids , madmen acting bizarre shooting at the innocents. Don’t worry when these absconders hide outside of the country for that is more difficult than staying home. They have no peace. They certainly lie in beds of money but can they sleep with contentment in their hearts. Life is a drama, a hologram of earthly life. When you are not attach to something immaterial, you are free of worry. All of these are lessons and experiences the reasons eventually enlightens one suddenly but for some none at all. TAKE CARE.
leona says
Sen. Jinggoy must have felt a 7.2 magnetic earthquake…hired ‘Jinggoy hires veteran lawyer Estelito Mendoza [to answer DOJ on his cancellation of his Passport]
By Marvin Sy, The Philippine Star
Posted at 11/01/2013 2:57 AM | Updated as of 11/01/2013 12:17 PM’
He could spend a lot of few millions for the attorney-de-campanilla!
I thought he does not need a lawyer as he believes he is innocent!
leona says
The senator left Saturday ‘MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jinggoy Estrada said that he is ready to face the plunder charge filed against him by the government as he left for the United States on Saturday.’ …PhilStar news.
Now, the DFA can cancel his passport and face the charges by throwing stones made in the US!
moonie says
he is out there shopping for 2nd opinion, maybe a 3rd as well, with a 4th in the offing. damn lump on the breast. could be anything: a carbunckle, boil, pigsa, areola, nipple, or breast implant gone rogue and turned hard as stone, the integrity of surrounding breast tissues compromised. well, if missus is happy , following him around instead of being treated right away, who am I to complain? maybe US santa is generous and give him bigger surprise, give him lump as well. men can have lump on the breast too, made mr and mrs equal. tigkanya-kanya silang lump. his and hers.
leona says
This is my second reading, a long one and I lost my jitterness really!
On the suggestions what to do, it suggests –
‘2. Nag your LGU (local government unit) to inspect every building, assisted by structural engineers from the private sector.’
…I love to ‘nag stones throwing kami sa mga LGUs!’…these agencies cannot do anything good on squatters [now honorably called ‘Informal Settlers’], how can it be possible for them to ‘inspect every building for structural defects?
…and there is no report here what is the forecast on the Batasan Building in case of a 7.5 scale earthquake. Will it disappear? I hope it does during their session. hehehe…magandang joke only.
Another joke…the corrupt public officials during a 7.5 earthquake, mapasok sana sila sa SINKING HOLES!
…last joke…and they be all buried with all the BIG STONES in the sink holes!
kalahari says
MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
The 1960 Valvidia Earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake that occurred on the afternoon of 22 May 1960, was the most powerful ever recorded, rating 9.5 on the magnitude scale, and the resulting tsunami affected Southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand, Australia and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
A number of Spanish-colonial fortifications were completely destroyed. Soil subsidence also destroyed buildings, deepened local rivers, created wetlands, extensive flooding, lack of electricity and potable water, and rivers turned brown with sediments from landslides full of floating debris, including entire houses.
The death toll was relatively few (6000) due to the low population density of the region but the monetary losses were huge – estimated to range from $3 to $6 billion dollars (wikipedia)
Some knowledgeable observers believe that it may take a hundred years before another Bohol-strength earthquake would occur in any part of the country.
The death toll was relatively few (6000) due to the low population density of the region, but the monetary losses were huge – estimated to range from $3 to $6 billion dollars (wikipedia)
Some knowledgeable observers believe that it will take a hundred years before another Bohol-strenght
moonie says
maybe iba ang priority ng mga tao rito sa atin. many are not rich enough to have sound houses reinforced with steel and concrete, when they only have hovels and nipa huts and barong-barong. maybe their priority is having food on the table and sending their children to school, finish their studies and have jobs they can depend on. the rest they leave to god and hope the government will be there to pick them up in case of disasters. hope also that the government will provide them safe shelters.
Aremem says
Out of topic but worth to read.
A Game of Shark And Minnow By Jeff Himmelman of New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2013/10/27/south-china-sea/
Hopefully, We can lend a hand to help and support to our loyal troops in Ayungin Shoal and to the Local Government.
emong says
Hi – I would like to answer the call of the president to listen and try to separate truth from lies. In this light, I would like to ask your help,, a commoner ,to shed light and give backgroud on several personalities critical on the current administration. Keeping an open mind, I just want to know if they are worth believing or credible as it seems that you guys can pull some strings and know more about them..
Please see my initial list are as follow, I based them from Abs Cbn news and yahoo articles…
1. Clarita Carlos – Political Analyst
2. Manuel Mogato
3.Ellen Tordesillas
Thank you in advance!
emong says
I just read about a group called BIEN representing BPO employees.. eto feedback ko.. nakakainis!!
It was registered just last Oct 24, 2013… tapos generalizing na na galit tayo kay Pnoy? I refuse to be used… hindi ako tanga.. ang tagal ko na sa BPO, ngayon ko lang narinig itong BIEN na ito… 441 members lang? ni hindi ko nga alam ku…ng lahat yung BPO.. I don’t even know the President of this group, may nagawa na ba sya para sa call center? high official ba siya sa isang call center company? what are their credentials???? Syet,, ang daming nagpapagamit dahil sa pera.. Sorry, BIEN kung ano mang grupo kayo.. I totally support our President… Shame on Inquirer and Business Mirror? kung kayo magpapagamit ,, ako HINDI!
raissa says
I would be interested in interviewing them.
emong says
Paki lang Ma’am Raisa, kasi nasa Front Page ng Inquirer.. Yung name ng President nila nasa official website nila.. If you’re going to check his Timeline sa facebook.. makikita niyo po dun yung accreditation na Oct 24,2013 pa lang sila na accredit as an organization… Even dun sa official facebook page,, nasa 400 lang ata yung members .. I don’t know..I’m sure PDI, with his stature,, impossibleng ma overlook nila yung ganito kasimpleng pagcheck sa background ng kanilang resource.. Thank you in advance…
Nakakapagtaka rin na normally, during Nov 1.. ang headline eh about All souls day,, pero they opted to use a different headline….timing na timing eh
emong says
Lastly,, If they can create bogus NGO, what more po bogus organization representing BPO… :(
emong says
Hi Raisa,
If you’re going to check PDI now… they publish a report that says” Little known BPO Group says they just connected the dot”…… I think this is a way of them retracting their Front Page report last Nov 1…. Where in the caption is “BPO GROUP: We’re not stupid”… They even change the content of the report ….To think PDI can do this to us???? So sad…
vander anievas says
sensationalism…money is there…
emong says
But it ain’t right…. bago tayo pumuna,, dapat tayo ay malinis.. kundi wala tayong karapatan…. media should clean it ranks as well…. Had this been sensationalize,, pano na lang ang anti corruptiond drive ng President.. pano na lang ang BPO Industry na nagpapasok ng million or billion dollar investment sa bansa.. Eh di nagsipag alis na naman sa bansa yung mga workers natin instead na dito na lang.. pano yung mga family na mawawalan ng tatay at nanay dahil kailangan pa nilang mangibang bayan para kumita ng disente.. kung tutuusin,, napaka iresponsible ng PDi para ikabit ito sa front page…
parengtony says
From where I sit, it is clear that what is going on is an incredibly, fantastically huge PR operation never seen before in RP politics. But I am not worried as I believe that the people has got PNoy’s back and that no amount of money spent on PR can defeat and overturn his reform program. We shall overcome.
Joe America says
I follow Ellen Tordesillas’ blog. She has a very obvious ax to grind against the President, twisting anything he does into the most negative way possible. I don’t know the other two, but there are a lot of such “analysts” out there, and I suspect they all consider themselves patriots. That said, I’ve never quite understood how the relentless undermining of the President of one’s own country makes your country stronger or better. Under a dictatorship, such people would be considered enemies of the state. Freedom is what you make of it, I suppose.
andrew lim says
@emong,
I dont know much about Manuel Mogato, other than he’s a long time journalist, previously with Asahi Shimbun. Clarita Carlos is a UP professor, and I have heard her talk several times on TV forums and radio. Ellen Tordesillas is another professional journalist, who has a blog.
Personally, I dont think any of these three have dark ulterior motives in criticizing the president. That’s just their analysis of the situation, and in the case of Carlos and Tordesillas, their level of frustration is so high, they become cynical and critical of everything else, as if governance was that easy, even if none of them have taken on positions with that much weight in their lives.
What I would fault them with is their extremely limited view since all they have done their lives is to analyze and write and that gives them the luxury of being detached from difficult decision making and governance.
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Try assigning them to positions in govt, and most likely they will resign in a short period. Because they do not know what it takes to govern, and how hard it is. So they would rather be out of the system and just criticize it to their heart’s content. In any case, read the latest enrtry in Tordesillas’ blog about things to think about this All Souls Day. One of them is a prayer to give up one’s need to be always right, to blame, etc
What I would classify as people not worth reading or believing are people like the ff:
a. Kit Tatad
b. Gary Olivar
c. Jojo Robles
d. Alex Magno
e. Atty Jess Sison
f. Federico Pascual
g. Belinda Cunanan
They are capable of inventing things, have benefitted from previous corrupt administrations and likely have other motives in wanting to topple govt.
ella says
I completely agree with you, all the abovementioned journalist and whatever you call these creatures are the perfect living example of very loud noisy clanging cymbals with really nothing meaningful in whatever that are saying. All they say is blah, blah just to attract the crowd.
I just wonder why people are still reading and listening to them.
Joe America says
Thanks for the list, Andrew. I read Robles the other day for the first time. ‘Wha?” I asked. What has this guy been smoking? Impartial analysis is a precious skill, a sign of maturity and intellect. These people don’t have it, it seems. They are politicians in disguise. Or crooks, I don’t know.
emong says
Thank you.. I appreciate all the information that you’ve shared..
vander anievas says
@andrew lim,
bro, don’t forget r.tiglao..:)
parengtony says
…and Doronilla too.
Neo Canjeca says
Thank you very much Emong and Andrew for those sharp touch of inimical REALITY. As you exposed Mga halimuyak ng bulok na isipan, mga natatagong baho sa septic tank. If they had worked before in Universities like UP or other organizations, ask their former colleagues and students, what they have done to their families, their corrupt ways, their moral standing in the academe. Members of the community KNOW THEM.
As Joe America said: “That said, I’ve never quite understood how the relentless undermining of the President of one’s own country makes your country stronger or better. Under a dictatorship, such people would be considered enemies of the state. Freedom is what you make of it, I suppose.”
And I may add to Joe: “Such people are the seeds of anarchy, the genes causing fascism and the death of the innocents.”
Let retardates be warned: don’t stretch the patience of the law, don’t try cutting the hand of their President, lest he and his kind creates the legal abyss for their burial ground. When fascists render justice, the blame even for the innocent victims must fall on those who caused it.
leona says
In the relic Soviet Union era, a Chekoslovak official [forget my spell] asked a Soviet official that Chekoslovakia should have a ‘navy.’ The Soviet retorted
… why should your country have a navy when it is without oceans or seas! The Chekoslav said “Why do you need a Ministry of Justice for?”
hahaha
leona says
…forget to blog-quote ‘When fascists render justice’,,,sorry @Neo.
sykes says
don’t forget Tiglao.
nice for Kabayan to urge his listeners to read this guy’s column.
vander anievas says
:)
jorge bernas says
@ Andrew,
Thanks for the very informative views Andrew, Tama po kayo at sabi nga nang mga anak ko at kasamahan sa trabaho parang bulag mga ito at hindi nakikita mga pagbabago at ganda nang ipinagbago nang ating bansa at sabi pa nga nila baka binayaran nang malaking PERA para magcommento nang walang dahilan tungkol kay Pnoy gayong napakaganda nang ginawa ni Pangulo Noynoy lalo na nang sabihin nito na papanagutin ang mga Mandarambong sa kaban nang Bayan dahil galit ito sa Magnanakaw na siyang nagpapahirap sa ating lipunan.Pero ang mga bayarang tao tulad nang sinasabi ninyo Andrew ay pilit iniugnay si Pnoy para sa pansariling Kasakiman nang mga Ito na ayaw nang pagbabago tungo sa tuwid na daan…Malaki kasi pakinabang nila kaya ayaw nang pagbabago para sa lahat kasi mababawasan pakinabang nila… Go lang nang Go Pnoy… Kasama mo kami Pnoy….
macspeed says
All the natural calamities such as storm, typhoon, earthquakes, meteors, sunburts, tornados, etc are all God’s creation, from microscopic organisms to human and animals, all of us were part of continuous creation of God, why did God created Humans, first were Adam and Eve, which every christians and muslims does know…still a big question, why did God created Adam and Eve? This question was asked by Angels who were with God:
Sura Al Baqara
30. And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in
the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and
will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely
I know that which ye know not…
Science thought otherwise, we came from evolution? or We came from outer space? Far from other universe..??
A lot of people, not only Filipinos forget to thank God, even after waking up forget even to say thank Lord for this another day…, seeing daylight requires every single creation to praise God….everyday, humans does thought of money, money, money…see Napoles??? The pork barrel scam, the alibaba senators and tongcressman??? Wake-up guys, no one can bring, even a centavos in the grave….
Earthquakes is one of the reminder of God, see the message of God during Judgment day:
SURA 22. AL-HAJJ (THE PILGRIMAGE)
1. O mankind! Fear your Lord. Lo! the earthquake of the Hour [of Doom] is a
tremendous thing.
2. On the day when ye behold it, every nursing mother will forget her nursling
and every pregnant one will be delivered of her burden, and thou [Muhammad] wilt
see mankind as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but the Doom of Allah will
be strong [upon them].
Nasa Bibliya rin ito….pero ganun pa man, panay kasamaan pa rin ang mga hinayupak na mga taong walang pakialam kahit maraming magutom, na mga hayupak sila, basta mapuno ang mga bulsa at bangko nila…
Tapos itong kabutihan ni PNOY na gamitin sa mga nagdurusang mga tao, illegal daw?? Mga hayup kayong critico ng kabutihan…plastic pa,kapal mukha nyo, mga attorney nagpapagamit sa kasamaan, kasama kayo sa mga tinatawag kong MGA HAYUP, KAKAPAL NG MUKHA NYO…
hayyyy kainis…
GO GO PNOY, ipagpatuloy mo kabutihan mo….
jorel says
Two thumbs up!!!
Neo Canjeca says
Earthquake in MetroManila: Some Morbid thoughts and questions.
Thought:
The faults are known and now published. It is not yet perfect this predicting exactly when and how strong earthquakes of intensity 7 will occur.
Question:
To have something like that what should the government do? Consult the manghuhula of Carriedo and Plaza Miranda?
Thoughts:
Our anti-earthquake construction technology appears inadequate, or non-existent, as well as building code needs revisions for intensive improvements. Strong earthquakes during Daytime working hours as well as night time sleeping hours will KILL or bury by the hundreds of thousands peopleand students in schools also those inside buildings in Metro Manila. There is slight difference in inflicted damage whether NIGHT or DAY event. IT IS THE INTENSITY that must be know in advance.
QUESTION:
How do you avoid that? By earthquake drills? By massive information campaign? By prayers?
THOUGHT:
Earthquake catastrophe will certainly REQUIRE ON THE READY: TENTS, MEDICINES, BODY BAGS, RICE AND CANNED GOODS, drinking water, RAINCOATS, ambulances, HEAVY EQUIPMENT to dig cadavers and survivors, etcetera, etc.
QUESTION:
Where will the Aquino Administration get the emergency cash for that if the plunderers (who are technically not ordinary thieves) are moving heaven and earth to deny the President the capability and capacity for adequate response? Shall the country RELY heavily on foreign goodwill and donations and from the UN?
THOUGHT:
THE PROBLEM is already with us NOW. Like the already EXPLODED population (expected belatedly to be mitigated by the RH law), the inadequacy, insufficiency, the weaknesses of our physical and cultural infrastructure are heavy on our backs. Although above all our SPIRITUAL STRENGTH is solid but we ARE NOT ROME.
QUESTION:
Shall we just then leave it to theories of Science, that the universe is continuously expanding, that there is no end of the world really, that only humanity will be replaced because of badness every 2000+ years?
Neo Canjeca says
just to clarify, mention of Plaza Miranda above is not about
this page and CPMers. They the fortune tellers daw are really
there in the sidewalk of Alcazar? bldg. They do had helped a lot
people and earned an honest living unlike the Non-thieves
in Congress.
netty says
Yes Neo! Pinoys please hold your horses.We are all angry but the reality dictates that the president should hold the big money PDAF, DAF whatever you call it for the coming calamities. Don’t be in denial that the country is on the list of mostly damaged by earth /climate change . ( will find the link) Where in heaven’s name can the president get all the funds? Alms, alms,beg and borrow? In fact we all should be multi thinkers , not just focus on a tunnel vision of the funds getting stolen. Let the president do his job, the thieves are the enemies. They will be punished one way or the other… like the other one having bukol needing second opinion is already a big trouble for them … no pun intended. PICK YOUR BATTLES, THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME to leave the president alone. What will you do when the big one comes? ;((
netty says
The link… FYI ..TC
http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/10/slide-show-1-countries-worst-hit-by-climate-change.htm#10
vander anievas says
walang iwanan.
tulungan natin si Pnoy.
kaylangan niya ang tulong natin…
go-go-go-Pnoy and Pinoys!!
moonie says
I’m happy for the president to keep his dap. he needs it lalo ngayon kaliwa’t kanan ang natural disasters happening in our country.
moonie says
netty, that bukol (lump) needing 2nd medical opinion, has to get out of the country just to get one. apparently, not one of our many specialists who are educated overseas, their medical degrees also augmented by overseas studies and are fully accredited are not good enough to give 2nd opinion. that bukol must be so unique, so unusual, never seen before and so terribly alien that only overseas doctors can give 2nd opinion on them.
he, he, he, must be contagious. napoles is having stones, while the other one’s missus is having bukol.
baycas says
A breast lump could be stony hard.
https://www.google.com.ph/#q=breast+tumor+%22stony+hard%22
Neo Canjeca says
Monnie, you and I and all the other CPMers, meaning we, should be thankful we are not Jinggoy or someone like him. WHY?
One- going to the US and the reason for it is already like fulfillment of KARMA. Two-there’s no way escaping the backlash to him and his descendants if he does not return to face the music. Three—No incumbent Senator’s passport has yet been cancelled. Four—No Senator yet has been arrested and deported from a foreign country. Fifth—No senator yet has created and made an irrational choice from a definite no choice situation and Sixth—For high government officials, before the eyes of the people an unconvicted fugitive is not the same as an EXILED national.
Deep in our hearts though, we should be like Jinggoy for being selfless, caring, concern and so loving his spouse to be with her in her hour of need, damning circumstance notwithstanding.
moonie says
thanks, neo. I understand, he got mini-spouses around. on standby in case number one goes . . . I dont think karma is finished with him yet.
have I been jinggoy, I would immediately have missus treated – at once! with 24hrs care provided by specialists, nurses in attendance round the clock, in a medical suite with all the modcons and conveniences, where relatives and friends can easily visit to give moral support and love. and not dilly-dally or shop around for 2nd opinion, maybe 3rd too, with 4th on the offing. long haul flights with stop-overs here and there, and waiting for connecting fllights can be stressful to one who is sick. air turbulences and abrupt take offs with landings sometimes not smooth, are irritating to one who is sick. but, that’s jinggoy’s choice, I hope it was hers too.
jorge bernas says
@ moonie,
You are right moonie, The President needs his DAP dahil maraming dapat gastusan lalo na ngayong maraming kalamidad na kailangan ang agarang solution at action… Ayaw nang mga taga Opposition nang D.A.P. kasi ayaw nilang gumanda ang buhay nang mga Tao na umaasa dito… Gaya nang sabi ko, Legal man o Illegal ang D.A.P. kong nakakatulong sa Tao ay walang problema tutal para din sa lahat ang pera nang bayan yon nga lang ay dapat nagagastos nang Tama at hindi naibubulsa nang mga senatong at tongressman na hindi na mapagkakatiwalaan ang karamihan sa mga ito? Go Mr. President GO Go GO…
jermaine says
siguro mag-extend ng loan ang pag-ibig fund sa mga member para sa retrofitting ng mga bahay..
Galitsautang says
Utang na naman! Everyone is in debt.
kalakala says
thank you ma’am raissa for a very informative post. God bless & take care, as always.
Rudy Bautista says
Very useful and very timely.