While reading a newspaper today, I was like a person who lost his mind, insane, that's it.
It seems that people are lingering on the hardships of people who suffered and still suffering from the onslaughts of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. Filipino politicians are mudslinging, blaming one after the other. It is insane to hear or read that Local Executives are given deadlines to clean, repair and put order on their own turfs by no other than the President of the Republic. (Sigh)
Some also are mulling on filing civil and criminal charges on these executives. So be it. File the cases if there are cases to be filed. Don't tell it to the marines and media people. Just do it. Act first before you talk. If these executives could not execute, then they should not be there sitting at their office after all. They don't deserve to be there.
Do No Harm!
As I continuously browsing the paper of its nonsense contents, I came across 1/16th of space bannering the title: Do No Harm. Its is a letter of the Chairman of Alyansa ng Maralitang Pilipino. If you missed it, here's the letter:
"The lack of planning in urban development is a major contention which caused the massive flooding. Part of this urban planning is the need of decent shelter for the poor. But since the government fails to recognize the value of the poor in urban development, we have no option but to live in danger areas.
We were never anti-development as this elite government projects. We believe that we have the right for a decent shelter instead of forcible relocation in some area without employment or access to livelihood. Decent shelter is a basic policy of the government that Secretary of Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. should have known as he aspires to head the state.
The Filipino unity is inspiring, we know that we are not facing the tragedy of tropical storm Ondoy alone. But then, since we are from the danger zone, the government should not put us in harm by putting us in the death zone." (The Philippine Star, 07 October 2009, pp. 19)
Well said. From the letter above, we could discern that people are massing to urban areas to look for jobs, employments that could give them foods on the table, to achieve their aspirations in life and to have a decent-memorable means of living. Do them a favor, give them enough opportunities to live and continue dreaming good lives. Give them employment.
Yes, give them employment. Decentralize the capital, spread the opportunities, put factories, offices, colleges outside the capital. People will follow where opportunities are. That is the simple solution. Instead of blaming one after the other, we shall dig the root causes of these adversities. People want decent means of living, that's it.
Do us no harm anymore. Implement REAL LAND REFORM NOW!
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