Citizens launch movement for ‘Sendong’

By Annabelle L. Ricalde
Monday, January 2, 2012
A GROUP of concerned citizens in Cagayan de Oro City called Save CDO Now Movement converged on Thursday to come out with a plan to avoid the repeat of the same tragedy brought by Tropical Storm Sendong.
“Sendong”, which brought massive flash floods in the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, and Dumaguete, left thousands dead and hundreds missing.
Lawyer Kristine Ravanera of Task Force Macajalar, one of the members of the movement, said the main goal of the group is to help the local government of its “present programs and to present a master plan.”
“Because as we have observed, we have not heard or seen any statement from the local government since the tragedy happened. Even the distribution of relief goods has no proper system. Very disorderly,” Ravanera told Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro.
She clarified that the movement is not initiated to oust Mayor Vicente Emano, as reported earlier.
Ravanera said the movement is not about personalities and alliances though some political figures and local officials were present on Thursday to support the group’s advocacy.
During the activity, those present signed a manifesto for a clear plan – short-term, medium or long-term – that is geared toward preventing the same incident.
“But in the process, if we find out that there was inaction done by the local government that is against the law, then we will not allow that there’s impunity. We won’t allow that to happen,” Ravanera said.
Meanwhile, the National Union of Journalist in the Philippines (NUJP) and the Cagayan de Oro Press Club (COPC) issued a manifesto calling for accountability for the City Government’s incoherent response to the calamity.
The NUJP and COPC expressed support to the efforts of the National Government to conduct an exhaustive investigation to pinpoint those responsible for the catastrophe, whether by negligence of duty or gross ineptitude.
“We call on the National Government to charge those guilty of negligence and or ineptitude before the court of law,” the statement said.
The two groups also called for the immediate implementation of an organized and coordinated program for recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the city.
They said all residents living in geo-hazard areas as identified in the hazard map issued in 2009 by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources should be relocated.
They also called the attention of the Department of Public Works and Highways to remove all structures that have hampered the flow of water at the Cagayan de Oro River to prevent any further loss of lives and damage to properties from happening again.

Published in the Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro newspaper on December 31, 2011.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2011/12/31/citizens-launch-movement-sendong-198254

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