A month after the Sendong, how is the city? Recovering? Na-ah.. Not with all this political drama and bickering. All politics and no action. Not even a hint of mercy for the victims that the political powers put in harm’s way.
We went to Balulang this afternoon to help our friends clean up their house. It was my first time to go there by commute after the tragedy. It is still evident in some streets that there were no actions or help extended in some areas. One area is still in mud and deemed impassable. One affected area I passed by everyday still has muddy street and it seemed like no one cared enough since houses in that area were washed out. And, take note, I haven’t seen any group or just anyone cleaning up there. I once saw groups of people in the city hall cleaning. Yet it was not the city hall premises who needs help, its the community. No one lives in the city hall premises, and nothing needs to be cleaned there except for the cemented ground which they use as parking lots for government vehicles parked idly there. Plus there is this bickering and finger pointing of who’s to blame and all. There were exchanges of words concerning a higher political power. All through all that, I haven’t read in the newspaper about him giving a statement about all the fuzz. Its the son defending the king of all its actions. Where could he be? I haven’t even seen pictures of him mingling with the people he said he loved because ‘they’ put him in position. Not forgetting also that the king takes all the credit of all the donations sent through his office.
After a month, has the government done enough? More so, has the king been doing his work? I may be so judgmental but these disapproval has come from years back. Pardon me.