The Filipino people are being tested today
Shortly before Typhoon Haiyan
entered the Philippine area of responsibility on November 6, PAGASA raised Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) No. 1, the lowest of four
levels, for much of the Visayas and Mindanao. As the storm continued to approach the
country, warnings expanded into Luzon and increased in severity for eastern
areas. By the evening of November 7,
PSWS No. 4, the highest level of warning which indicates winds in excess of
185 km/h (115 mph) are expected, was raised for Biliran Island, Eastern Samar, Leyte, northern Cebu, Samar, and Southern Leyte. Through November 8, the coverage
of PSWS No. 4 continued to expand, with areas in southern Luzon being included.
Officials
placed police officers in the Bicol Region ahead of the storm. In the provinces of Samar and Leyte, classes were
canceled, and residents in flood- and landslide-prone areas were required to
evacuate. Some of the storm-threatened areas
were affected by an earlierearthquake in Bohol. The Philippine President requested the
military to deploy planes and helicopters to the region expected to be affected. As
Haiyan was moving very fast, PAGASA issued warnings at different levels to
about 60 of the 80 provinces, including the capital Metro Manila. On November 8, the International Charter on Space and
Major Disasters was
activated, providing widespread charitable satellite. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan_(2013) )
This is one of the years that Philippines
is hit by a very rigorous calamity that few is expected to survive. But knowing Filipinos, they are very much
high spirited, strong, hopeful and very much prayerful. They will be able to surpass these kinds of natural disasters with the help of
every softhearted man and with the almighty God up above.
In these kinds of disasters, Filipinos all
over the world unites to be able to help the co-filipinos who have been begging
for help. Though we do not see it physically but we know, our brethren in
Tacloban City and other provinces that has been hit by the super typhoon are
begging, crying for help for each and every one that has a soft heart to send any thing that they may be able to use while they are still in a
crucial living.
Here's the link wherein a video clip made by a certain Filipinos Abroad - Ramil T. Queroyla:
entitled "This video will make you cry" https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=648707715150959 .
This natural disaster is an eye-opener to our government officials that it is better to keep an eye on their localities, not on the government's funds and budgets.
Here's the link wherein a video clip made by a certain Filipinos Abroad - Ramil T. Queroyla:
entitled "This video will make you cry" https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=648707715150959 .
This natural disaster is an eye-opener to our government officials that it is better to keep an eye on their localities, not on the government's funds and budgets.
