Guess who makes big bucks off
flooding...
The media (incidentally) in the
guise of public service. Tragedy and catastrophe inherently mean viewership.
And a lame government obliges in cunningly specious gratitude.
Susmariosep! It takes two to
tango? Tangoed, done, kaput!
Ever wonder why each media
outfit has its own “foundation”company? That’s where the bucks fall, say
funneled. Reminds me of that brave& proud one-liner… “The Buck Stops Here!”
Yikes!
Is there ever a truly
independent audit to see where the big bucks go? Doubt it!
Should there be one? YES! But
the government may not be the best party to do that. An NGO would better fit
the task.
Now, do you still wonder why we
can’t really plug the “loophole?”Did you say “It is by design?”
Project NOAH, relief goods, and
flood mapping and monitoring are NOT “drilling down to the heart and bottom of
the problem.” It’s a superficial, quick fix, and band-aid approach that has
taken us to where we are right now.
We have to be outraged! How
much of what we sweat for do we helplessly give up to taxes? I can hear groan,
grouch, and whine! Yes, outrageously MUCH! We should make the government
account for every peso of it.
How about addressing
deforestation? Trees are being mowed down by the hundreds of hectares each
year.
How about dealing with the
dilapidated, antediluvian drainage system which has clearly seen its days?
While house-size drainage tunnels have become an international standard, we’re
downsizing the definition of “house” to fit the standard.
How about dealing with the
perennial and nagging problem of trash and its proper disposal? What makes the
last one difficult is there’s always political consequence to it. Whatever you
do with it, somehow the squatting problem always gets in the picture, and
politicians never had the will to dare antagonize "their" votes,
thus, the IMPASSE.
Until we see resolute moves in
the foregoing, media will continue to be flood’s incidental beneficiary, and
the public, a character to this “reality” blockbuster agony.
