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What is the most important lesson that Filipinos should remember from Typhoon Ondoy?

  • September 26 marks the second anniversary of Typhoon Ondoy (or Typhoon Ketsana), the most devastating typhoon in 2009 to hit the Pacific area and the most devastating typhoon to hit Metro Manila. Flood waters reached a record of 20 feet, wrecking havoc to various residential areas and putting Metro Manila and most of Luzon under a state of calamity. Where were you when Typhoon Ondoy struck two years ago? What do you think is the most important lesson that all Filipinos should bear in mind from the loss and devastation that so many had to go through because of Ondoy?

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    The Grasshopper and the Ants In a field one summer's day a grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. A group of ants walked by, grunting as they struggled to carry plump kernels of corn. "Where are you going with those heavy things?" asked the grasshopper. Without stopping, the first ant replied, "To our ant hill. This is the third kernel I've delivered today." "Why not come and sing with me," teased the grasshopper, "instead of working so hard?" "We are helping to store food for the winter," said the ant, "and think you should do the same." "Winter is far away and it is a glorious day to play," sang the grasshopper. But the ants went on their way and continued their hard work. The weather soon turned cold. All the food lying in the field was covered with a thick white blanket of snow that even the grasshopper could not dig through. Soon the grasshopper found itself dying of hunger. He staggered to the ants' hill and saw them handing out corn from the stores they had collected in the summer. He begged them for something to eat. "What!" cried the ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?" "I didn't have time to store any food," complained the grasshopper; "I was so busy playing music that before I knew it the summer was gone." The ants shook their heads in disgust, turned their backs on the grasshopper and went on with their work.

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There are many. I will cite the two most important: 1. Nature strikes back when we disregard it. Rubbish thrown indiscriminately clog the waterways causing rivers to swell and do us damage. 2. Do not take chances, hoping that the floods won't swell, in areas with a history of disastrous flooding. Flee to higher grounds at the first sign of a catastrophe happening, not when it is too late to do so. Damage to property is nothing compared to lives of our loved ones. Since the question asked for the most important (thus, singular), then the second answer is, to me, the most important lesson people should learn.

lakwatsa

Just two sentences - Learn to segregate and recycle trash. Plant more trees and let them live for centuries.

Kat

learn how to segregate and pass a bill that will penalize people who doesnt throw garbage at the right place.

Do not hesitate, evacuate. I live in Florida US, I have a duffel bag I use for sailing and evacuations. When the hurricanes come, I leave. I head inland and for higher ground that is not near a river. I have survived 9 or 10 Hurricanes, hurricanes are Typhoons just North of Equator. Move the boats to safe harbor, Triple anchor the boats and leave.

Yawn Gnome

that the water courses should not be altered. water ultimately seek the lowest level thus it should not be blocked.

filipinos have taken lessons for a very long time. but the remarkable thing is they r just happy without any thinking.

alex

We as Marikenyos and as Filipinos can help a stranger in time of crisis and still manage to smile to alleviate one's sorrow and pain. Let Ondoy teach us to appreciate life more, protect our environment, and instill in our hearts that we are our brother's keeper.

Nick

Same lesson the East Coast states learn yearly during hurricane season. Typhoons are like clock work in the Philippines. They hit the same general area yet people after devastation tend to go back and live in rickety houses close to beaches and foot of mountains and hills. When Typhoon Ondoy struck the Philippines a couple of years ago I was in San Diego, California basking in the sun. Most important lesson? Build your house someplace else away from the possible path of typhoons.

Don S

Way too many lessons that can be learnt from that disaster but all will be ignored by the people and the Government. Main lesson would have to be: "disasters bring in foreign aid which, in turn, is used to line the pockets of many a corrupt official"

PC

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