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I am going to sort of retract my earlier blog post that we can absolutely do nothing here in the Philippines in case an earthquake strikes. Actually, we can do something, and it's something that the government can even implement ASAP. It can prove to be a confusing, disorderly and routine-disrupting affair, but if perfected, it can help save lives.

It's a very simple, age-old concept, borrowed from another potential hazard catastrophe scenario--fires. Yes, if the Philippine government ...

I've been reading a lot of posts/blogs from people discussing what would happen if a quake like the one that struck Japan recently would hit a major Philippine city (i.e. Metro Manila, Metro Cebu etc.), and that research has indicated ( http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/vi...quake.cnn.html ) that major cities in the Philippines are FLAT-FOOTED-UNPREPARED for a quake like the Japan quake. Which means, over 50,000 people are expected to die if one of these ...

Most of you by now, have probably seen a videoclip of the horrific "Tsunami On Fire", part of devastating tsunami waves that slammed into Sendai/Miyagi province yesterday. If you have not seen it, the video can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTwnxVIlWss (advance to 6 minutes, 11 seconds).

I wanted to know where this exact spot is...and after about 10 minutes of Wikimapia and Google Earth searching, eureka.

Here is a screenshot ...

The vicious cycle of self-inflicted regression, explained.

"Alam ko namang walang patutunguhan, lagi ko pa ring pinupuntahan."



-RODION