VICTIMS of the worst Mindanao typhoon tragedy in Cagayan de Oro, Sendong, visited us in the Senate. To this day, 30 years later, they are still pleading for their claims for housing.
Every year, the rains bring familiar scenes of flooded barangay, submerged fields and families wading through murky water. We brace for it each typhoon season, but this cycle of calamity should never be accepted as routine. Each flood is a personal tragedy for countless households, not just an annual line item in relief budgets.Multiple burdens in the onslaught of hunger, conflict and calamity require quick action lest rebels rise up again.
It means strengthening riverbanks and drainage, restoring mangroves and forests, and ensuring that early warning sirens reach even the last-mile barangay. It also means equipping communities so they are not merely victims waiting for aid, but partners in building resilience.Investing in prevention is both a moral imperative and a practical choice. Global studies show that every peso — or dollar — spent on disaster risk reduction saves many more in avoided damage and response costs later.
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