Saturday, September 26, 2009

I Was Worried As Ondoy Gone Wild





I was struck with fear as I watched from ANC News Channel the video footage of Metro Manila streets particularly in Marikina City which was submerged in waist deep water, and some were on their roofs including ABS-CBN's sexy star Ms. Cristine Reyes crying for help waiting to be rescued by the local authorities.

Tropical Storm Ondoy hit the main island of Luzon, people from Metro Manila were stranded on malls and offices, what worries me more is that my daughter along with her classmates were also stranded in Pasig City.

I received a text message that they are working on a their school's group assignment when strong and heavy rain started to pour in the afternoon, and in less than 1 hour the flood water started rising so fast that it has entered the house where they are working and they have to move fast to the second floor.

The next text message I received from her was that the rain continues its heavy downpour, the water continues to rise and the water is already waist deep. The electric power was cut off as expected and she told me that she along with her classmates have to spend overnight in their classmate's residence in Pasig which is less than 10 km away from our house in Antipolo. I agreed with her that she is more safe where is right now with the company of her classmates and wait until early morning until the water subsides before going home.

I am familiar with the vicinity of Cainta and Pasig and I can imagine the roads behind Santa Lucia Mall along Marcos Hi-way crossing Marikina City and its thoroughfares is not passable to road vehicles because of the high flood waters.

And I am confident that my house in Antipolo will not be affected by the thunderstorm because of its high elevation. However, I tried to call our "kasambahay" and our neighbors in the area but unfortunately I cannot contact them thru PLDT or Smart mobile, probably the cellular sites in the vicinity was damaged by the strong winds.

This is another disaster which hit our country with so many provinces including Metro Manila has been placed in State of Calamity.

Please help the families that has been hit by disaster. You may want to read MLQIII blogsite for further information on how to help our "kababayan" affected by the storm Ondoy. And also check news update from TFC and GMA channels and thru internet news.

Let us offer a minute of prayer to the families who are affected by the calamity.

I hope your families are safe and are not affected by this typhoon and let's pray that tomorrow morning this is over and may the sun shine behind those dark clouds.

17 comments:

  1. I thank God kasi mga 12pm binaha ang buong bahay namin na tinitirahan pero pinagpapasalamat ko po na di cia umabot kahit hanggang tuhod, at 2pm the flood is gone, and luckily as of this time eh nakalinis na kami, salamat po talaga and yah, i always offer a prayer to all the families affected by ondoy at 5pm i was been in our village church, nagdala ko ng mga ilang damit at makakain ng mga taong nalubog na ang bahay sa baha dahil po sa malapit din ang bahay namin sa ilog subalit sa tanang buhay ko ngayon ko lang nakita personally ang ganong pangyayari na talagang walang naisalba yung mga tawid ilog sa min ang bahay at nakita ko kung panong ang bahay nila ay lubog pati bubong, kung kaya't after na humapa ang baha at kinaya ko ng lumabas ng bahay talagang dumeretso ako sa simbahan sapagkat alam kong dun sila tumuloy at tulad ng dati sa pagsama ko sa pampanga ang sarap ng pakiramdam pag alam mong nakaktulong ka sa iyong kapwa, i really thank God that my family even yung mother and sister ko sa province eh hindi naapektuhan but still we continues to help i will be in the center tommorrow to help as volunteer...Let us continues to pray...

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  2. @ SEAQUEST

    Maraming salamat sa pagbahagi mo ng iyong kwento sa pagkakawang gawa sa mga nasalanta ng bagyong Ondoy, nawa'y magsilbi itong inspirasyon sa ating mga kababayan na may kakayanan na tumulong sa naging biktima na kalamidad sa ating bansa.

    Pagpalain ka ng Maykapal, at ipinanalangin ko na nawa'y humupa na ang kalamidad at dumaloy ang tulong sa mga pamilyang naging biktima ng bagyong Ondoy.

    A blessed weekend to you and your family.

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  3. thank GOD at natapos na din ang pananalanta ni Ondoy...after nito saka pa lang mararamdaman ang hirap na ginawa nya...

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  4. Buti na lang saturday nangyari yan kundi pati mga batang estudyante madadamay sa baha na yan.

    Nakakalungkot panuorin ang pangyayari sa atin bansa. Isa na rin siguro ang dapat sisihin ang mga tao dahil naging pabaya sila sa atin kalikasan. Kung sana iningatan at inalagaan hindi ito mangyayari. Ganun pa man, huli na ang lahat para mag turuan kung sino ang may kasalanan. Matuto na sana tayo sa simpleng bagay na ang mga munting basura mangyari ilagay sa tamang tapunan ng hindi nagbabara ang ating drainage na isang pinakamalaking sanhi ng bigalaan pagbaha sa tuwing umuulan.

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  5. @ Mokong™

    Sana magkaruon ng maayos at mabilis na mobilization of relief goods and medical assistance sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo, napakalaki ng scope ng epekto ng bagyo sa ating bansa.

    Ipinapanalangin ko ang mabilis na rehabilitasyon at tulong sa mga nasalantang pamilya ng bagyong Ondoy.

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  6. @ Kablogie

    I agree with you kaibigan, mas malaki ang epekto kung ordinaryong araw nangyari ang kalamidad.

    Sana matuto na nga ang ating mga mamamayan, malaki ang epekto ng pagkasira ng ating mga kalikasan tulad ng mga kagubatan at mga ilog kaya't kapag may mga bagyong dumadaan sa ating bansa ay malki ang nagiging epekto ng pananalanta nito sa ating bansa.

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  7. the govt should build proper drainage and underground pipes para ,mabilis ang alis ng baha

    saan na ba ang pera ng bayan?

    naaawa ako sa mga nabiktima
    the whole day i stayed online just to get updates

    my daughter is alone in antipolo
    cannot contact her
    internet and electricity and celphone are non functional
    and i just left manila a week ago
    we shouldhave stayed to support her....
    if only we knew...

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  8. As of this time, 9:50 Manila Time, I cannot contact my relatives in Antipolo, the PLDT landline, SMART and Globe is out of connection.

    I was able to contact my daughter who is still stranded in Pasig along with her classmates, luckily the house where she stayed is a three story house and is still submerged in waist deep of flood water. She informed me that still the electricity is cut-off since yesterday.

    This is the first account of such problem for all of us where our daughter was caught and stranded by the tropical storm.

    God help the Filipino people.

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  9. hanggang until ngayon we cannot reach my ate's family in QC, we're so worried...also my cousin went to school yesterday last texted that she's stranded and just walking to get to QC, her school is in Manila, we don't have any update from her if she's able to reach home...haaaaayyy
    kalunos-lunos ang itsura ng bansa natin, nakakapanghina...

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  10. nagdarasal akong sana ay maging maayos ang lahat sa kabila ng pagsalanta ni ondoy.

    maging ligtas sana ang lahat nating mahal sa buhay na nasa gitna ng kalamidad na ito...

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  11. ngayon nating simulan ang pagpapahalaga sa kalikasan, huli man natin itong gawin...kailangan nang umpisahan.

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  12. Pope, kagaya mo di pa rin ako maka contact sa mga kapatid ko na nakatira sa Marikina kaya hanggang ngayon nag-aalala pa rin ako. Sana ok lang sila at sa lahat ng mga kamag-anak natin na naapektuhan ng bagyong Ondoy sana.....lahat sila ligtas.

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  13. We're on a same boat. But I think the comm lines in Antipolo are up and running now. I heard my sis' mobile ring pero hindi ko na sya inabala at madaling araw sa atin. I texted her and said that I'm going to call her tomorrow morning.

    And yes, George, we will always come out victorious. Kahit ilang unos pa ang kabakahin nating mga Pinoy, lagi pa rin tayong tumatayong nakangiti at may pag-asa.

    Sadly, hindi nga lang tayo madaling matuto sa mga bad experiences natin. The Real Quezon Calamity remains fresh in my mind. And then this.

    Kasama mo ako sa pagdalangin.

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  14. Thank you so much for your comments, the electricity was just restored at 1:00 AM (Manila Time) along with the PLDT And Smart telephone lines, and was able to contact my "kasambahay", and I was assured and relieved to here that they are fine and nothing to worry from my side.

    And I pray for the victims of this horrible calamity, our deepest sympathy to the families who lost their love ones, their home and personal belongings, may they find immediate help from our kababayan and LGUs, and may we respond to their basic needs in these trying time.

    God help the Filipino people.

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  15. Late na ako rito sa post niyo. Kumusta naman po ang inyong anak? Nakauwi na po ba?

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  17. I hope ok naman po ang daughter and family nyo. Meron nga pong text advisory na pinapadala na mahirap po macontact ang ilang lines. My friend who lives in San Mateo Rizal di rin nagrereply.

    Lets pray din na di na tumama pa ang bagyo on Wednesday.

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