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.

Deliver Help Timely and Efficiently

May mga nagsasabing mali at hindi nakakatulong ang mga taong nagpapahayag ng pagkadismaya sa mabagal na pagpaparating ng tulong sa mga lugar na nasalanta ng delubyo. Pinagdududahan pa nila kung may nagawa na ba ang mga taong iyon bukod sa pagiging kritiko. Nagkakalat lang daw sila ng negatibong bagay sa social media.

Ang akin lang: Why demonize and villify those who express their frustrations over the inefficiency of the government in carrying out the relief and rescue operations?

Mali ba na sabihin natin sa gobyerno sa pamamagitan ng social media na "Bilisan nyo ang pagpapahatid ng tulong at huwag ng magpatumpik-tumpik pa!"

Sa mga nagsasabing walang kabuluhan ang mga ganyang pagpapahayag sa social media ay kailangan magbalik tanaw na ang ilang mga pandaigdigang kaganapan na naging bahagi na ng kasaysayan ay nagsimula lamang sa isang status sa facebook o sa twitter.

Anim na araw na po ang nakalipas. Hindi na bagyo ang papatay sa mga nasalanta. Pipinsalain sila ng bawat minutong walang tulong na nakakaabot sa kanila.

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

Katulad ninyo, tumulong na kami at tutulong pa kami sa paraang kaya namin. Pero kailangang makarating nang mabilis at kumpleto ang mga tulong na ipinapadala natin.

Konsensya at Social Media: Tungkol sa Paggamit ng Social Media sa Panahon ng Sakuna.

Ang daming nangangaral tungkol sa tamang paggamit ng social media sa panahon na 'to.

Pag nagpost ka ng tungkol sa sarili mo (lugar na pinuntahan mo, pagkain kinain mo, pagtitipon na dinaluhan mo), insensitive ka. Sasabihan kang hindi ka raw nakakatulong sa mga napinsala. 

Pag nagpost ka naman na tumulong ka na nga (donasyong pera, volunteer, impormasyon), nagpapakitang tao ka raw.

Kahit ano pa ang naging paghuhusga sa'yo, ikaw lang ang nakakaalam ng laman ng puso mo. Kung ang naging intensyon mo sa pagpopost ay hindi naging sensitibo sa sitwasyon natin ngayon, hindi pa huli ang lahat. May delete na tinatawag. Kung malinis ang konsensya mo, wala kang ikababahala.

The online community is a REAL COMMUNITY.  Hence, the norms that we observe in our physical community must also be upheld here. 

Dahil tayo lang ang nakakaalam ng intensyon natin sa pagpopost, ito ang apela ko: Huwag na muna tayong magtawag ng atensyon sa sarili. Huwag magyabang. Huwag manghusga. Pairalin ang konsensya.