10/11/2025
๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ || Hearing the cracks for the second time
12 years ago, on November 8, 2013, a super typhoon swept out the Philippine area of responsibility, leading people to be devoured by natureโhomes were left on the ground, people grieved for their loved ones who were swept by the wind, and Filipinos cried for mercy. But in these recent days, November 8, 2025, another super typhoon triggered the resiliency of the Filipino people. The most alarming part is not the typhoon nor the lives that were taken by the calamities, but the people who governโwho could have prevented everything that was taken back by nature. At this moment, everyone hoped that the noise from nature would subside, but the noise from the peopleโs disappointment in the government will forever linger in the heart of the Philippines.
It has already been a decade now since a super typhoon brought pain to every Filipino; it is not about the typhoon but rather about those who govern, who continuously betrayed the Filipino people. Yolanda taught everyone to be resilient and to be prepared, yet a lot refused to listen. Instead, we built structures on mountains, balded nature for our own greed, and robbed Filipino peopleโs taxes. Weak flood control projects are exposedโsome are ghost projectsโand at this moment, when another typhoon can harm the Philippines, those who govern are still hiding in their comfy beds, while Filipino people are suffering from the cold slap of the notorious circumstances. They are free from their negligence, drinking warm coffee, treating the typhoon as their colleagueโa time for peace and a time for relaxation. While we celebrate the past, we must also remember the people who refused to listen, who refuse to serve Filipinos with dignity and respect.
Filipinos are here to shout for accountability and for justice. Resiliency is not a reason to let them suffer, but rather it is the reason to step up for change. Desensitizing is not the solution, but rather empathy and sympathy are. It is the second time we hear the cry of nature, but what people hear does not just end there; they hear the shout of their neighbor who is submerged in the flood, their sonโs cry saying, "We lost everything," and their husbands who show strength while deep inside are filled with doubt and the unbearable feeling of uncertainty, and the lament of every Filipino from the negligence from the very beginning.
Filipinos have learned to survive, but it's time for those in power to be accountable.
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๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
๐จ: Floleen Carcellar
โ๐ผ: Mike Esguerra
