Time is of the Essence

I see nothing wrong in pressuring the government to deliver the needed help timely and efficiently.

I refuse to sit idly by while members of the international press, reporting from ground zero, express their concern and frustration over the lack of governance in the facilitation of relief and rescue.

Once and for all, this is in no way an attempt to put the blame of nature's wrath on the government. This is an appeal to the government, that now has the role to facilitate the delivery of help, to do it timely and efficiently.

To those who continue to say that now is not the time to do what I am doing, I say this: NOW IS THE ONLY TIME TO DELIVER THE HELP. THE DELAY CAUSES THE DANGER OF LIVES BEING LOST BY THE MINUTE.

While there are those who continue to villify and demonize people like me who express frustrations over this matter, I refuse to return them the negativity. I am not afraid to be called ugly names because of what I do. For I do this because I am afraid that lives will be lost.

Be not afraid to pressure the government until they give in. The goal is for the victims to receive the help timely.

Now is not the time to rally behind our favorite political personality. Now is neither the time for political colors to shine nor for political lines to be established. The time calls us to defend the dignity both of the survivors and the perished. We need to salvage whatever is left and pay respect to those that are already gone.

At this very hour, my officemate who has a family in Leyte is on her way back to her town, braving the uncertainties, to personally deliver some basic goods survivors may need. Like you, we have already helped and are still helping. But we need to make sure that help will be delivered completely, timely and efficiently.