Various man-made disaster (fire etc.) or even natural
calamities (flood, earthquake etc.) if not be totally avoided can yield lesser
casualty when everyone is vigilant. There is nothing more relaxing than being
prepared at all cost, whatever happens.
I have heard a message of a man criticizing the reminders
from PhilVolcs about the possibility of having an intensity seven (7) earthquake in
West Valley Fault territories dominantly encompassing Metro Manila area. It is
not really who is that man who has accused that Philvolcs Director Solidum is
acting like a false prophet – predicting what could happen in the future as he
meant. I am not favoring the fact that
Solidum is a prophet indeed because
he is not and he does not pretended to be, in fact he did not even prophesy a
date. He is just speaking in behalf of history, what has happened in the past
and observing the movement of the tectonic plates that led him to notice the
interval of its movement that occurred at a particular interval of years with a
little margin of difference. And due to the fact, he has predicted a prospect
of earthquake occurrence anytime. I am not paid by Mr. Solidum nor anyone from
Philvolcs advocating their side BUT just being thankful that he (representing
his agency) has reminded us to be prepared IN CASE tremors will surface. The warning respected than critiqued by many
has led concerned government agencies up to Barangay levels and had taken
seriously to have pushed them to provide awareness and sponsor quake drills to
their respective constituents. The Church where I belong also unite with the
government on this call; in fact the
Central Office has already taken a drill as seen on Net25 reports. Earthquake
Safety Awareness campaign is but crucial in saving potential victims (injured
or maybe even dead at the worst!). MMDA is also doing their share and ready to
provide FREE awareness seminar/drill to schools, Barangays who will want to
invite them as a resource speaker.
There is more apart from going under the table or running in an open space in
case an earthquake occurs. Additional
are some family-related measures to ensure the safety and reach of each member
during the calamity.
