IT rained hard throughout the day a few weeks ago, and I was surprised to receive a text message from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) warning about possible flooding in Cebu.
It’s good that the NDRRMC is doing that because sometimes we forget the risks posed by continuous rains, which often causes, aside from flooding, landslides in hilly areas.
We already know what happened in the City of Naga because of the continuous rain. Thus, to have a national government agency remind us to take necessary precautions is a good move.
I hope that this is not a “ningas cogon” activity, however. We tend to lapse into complacency as time passes and it’s possible the NDRRMC will stop issuing these advisories as time passes.
The government should sustain the things that they are doing well, like issuing warnings through text messages. We the people need that. Thank you, NDRRMC.--Pio S. de Calvo, Cebu City