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Aanhin pa ang damo kung tigok na ang kabayo? (A special report from a volunteer)

22 October 2009 71 Comments

Ladies & gentlemen and everyone else in between, this is La Kapitana.

One Ella reader sent me an email (Bebe from Toronto, Canada) to pick up Ella’s entry dahil sasakalin na daw nya lahat nang deers na makita nya sa North America sa sobrang galet. She was so agitated that I left a comment on Ella’s blog and requested permission to repost her entry toditz sa Barrio. Dahil parehas kaming maganda, I was given one green banana. Now, remember this entry was written by Ella and not Reyna Elena. Here we go.

(This post was last edited Oct 22, 4:15 am)

Kaninang umaga, tinanong ng Philippine News si DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral:

Editor of Philippine News:“Why are the relief goods in the DSWD warehouse not moving?”

DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral:“Wala kasing volunteers.”

This short interview was done over the phone. Philippine News wanted to hear her side pero ayaw niyang makipag-usap sa press. After four tries, pinasabi na lang niya ang maikling sagot na ito sa secretary niya – “Walang volunteers”.

I don’t want to accuse her of corruption but at the very least she is showing signs of being totally incompetent. We are in a state of calamity where every second counts. May namamatay araw-araw dahil sa sakit.

In my opinion, these deaths could have been prevented if Secretary Cabral had tried a little harder.

  1. Deaths from Philippine storms nears 1,000
  2. “Tropical Storm Ketsana left 420 dead and 37 missing when it flooded 80 percent of Manila on September 26, a disaster the government said affected 4.35 million people.

  3. Some areas are still flooded three weeks later and 189,000 people remain in evacuation centres,
  4. Typhoon Parma hit the northern Philippines on October 3 and lingered as a tropical storm for a week, triggering landslides that killed 438 people and leaving 51 missing mostly in mountain communities.

  5. The government agency said Parma affected 4.16 million people, including more than 32,000 who remain at evacuation centres.”

During the first week after the storm, lumabas ang “bayanihan spirit” ng mga Pinoy. Everyone went out of his way and gave a part of himself to help the victims. “Makatulong lang kahi’t konti,” katwiran nila.

kung walang volunteers, ano ‘to, komiks?

From Stella Arnaldo’s blog:

“At the offices of many civic groups and private organizations, hundreds of people showed up to volunteer in packing relief goods or going to evacuation centers to help distribute care packages. At the Tulong Bayan center at the Expo Centro in Cubao, it was heartwarming to note that most of the volunteers were adolescents as young as 10 years old, along with their kuya or ate in high school and college. Many of these kids, as you know, would normally spend their time away from school hanging out at the mall.

They came in huge numbers, many of them barkadas, classmates or siblings, dressed just in their tees and shorts, wearing their Havaianas. All were just enthusiastic to do their share!

Photos by Leah Navarro

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Even grade school kids pitched in to help! According to singer/activist Leah Navarro, there were so many volunteers at Tulong Bayan’s centers in Cubao and White Space, Pasong Tamo Ext., others were asked to return at later schedules.

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Youth volunteers repack detergents for distribution to evacuation centers

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Making beds from carton boxes.

GMA asked world for donations

Our government begged the world for more donations. Sumagot ang buong mundo sa ating panawagan. Mabilis na dumating ang tulong mula sa iba’t ibang bansa. In less than three weeks, dumaong ang mga barko, ibinaba mula sa mga cargo planes, i-diniliver ng mga trak at container vans ang sandamakmak na relief goods. Cash donations were in millions of dollars.

But these donations must be coursed through DSWD

Nagpalabas ng directive ang pangulo. Individuals, private companies and other nations were ENCOURAGED to send their donations to DSWD. I blogged about it here and the video of her announcement here.

This PGMA directive sounded suspicious to me then. Now I know why. Here’s the story.

A group of eight people, your ate Ella included, went to one of DSWD warehouses to help in repacking relief goods. We know they need volunteers.

Pero hindi namin akalaing WALANG TAO SA LOOB NG WAREHOUSE! As in sa isang humongous warehouse (1000++ sq.m) NA PUNONG-PUNO NG RELIEF GOODS HANGGANG BUBONG, ISANG DSWD employee lang at ISANG SECURITY GUARD ang tao!!

Kailangang magpa-register at i-schedule ang volunteering

UNICEF Registration (as a volunteer)The warehouse can only take as much as 50 volunteers at a time or per shift. Here you will find that there is a 4-hour shift, and an option for a 6-hour shift for the volunteers to indicate their availability.

What “volunteers”?

Aside from the 8 of us? There was nobody there, not even one solitary soul. Feeling hindi ba magkamayaw at nagu-unahan ang mga volunteers kaya kailangang ang scheduling? I know somebody who wanted to volunteer many times. She was always bumped off because there were “too many volunteers”. What’s going on?

Nakatambak ang donations ng UNICEF sa warehouse, local and international

Mga banig na dapat ay nahihigaan ng mga nasalanta, mga Coleman camp beds na hindi man lang yata masisilayan ng mga biktima, sandamakmak na kumot na hindi nakabalot sa katawan nila. At mga pagkaing hindi sumasayad sa sikmura nila.

The relief goods are not going anywhere

We arrived at about 8 am and left by midafternoon and yes, you guessed it right. Kami pa rin ang tao bukod sa isang DSWD employee sa loob ng warehouse maghapon. Kung hindi kami maingay, kuliglig lang ang maririnig mo. At mga gagambang nagkakalat ng sapot sa mga relief goods ang makikita mo.

These relief goods are not moving. And by the way things look, they are not going anywhere. Hindi maglalakad mag-isa ang mga donations na ito papunta sa mga evacuation centers.

LET THE PICTURES DO THE TALKING

Note: Pinagbawalan kaming kumuha ng pictures sa loob ng warehouse. I wonder why.

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“Not a creature was moving, not even a mouse.”

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Parang haunted warehouse ang dating. May multo na yata.

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Kahit na daig pa ang tindahan sa Divisoria sa dami ng naka-stack na kaldero

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Kahit walang katapusang kaldero pa ulit

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Kahit halos natakpan na ang mga bintana sa dami ng mga kahon

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Kahit umabot na hanggang kisame ang stack ng mga kahon

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(Close up ng Coleman camp beds sa previous photo) Hindi ito kasama sa ni-repack naming goods. Para sa mga “special victims” kaya ito? Ire-repack kaya ang mga “imported” camp pads na ito ever?

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Sabagay, may BANIG naman para sa “ordinary victims”. Ito ang kasama sa inimpake namin. Sayang ‘yung imported.

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Ano kaya ang laman nito? Hindi rin pinabuksan. Pang-special victim din kaya ito?

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Mahiwagang mga kahon from Japan Aid.

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(close up ng mahiwagang kahon) Hindi rin ito kasali, of course. Hindi namin alam kung ano ang laman nito. “Imported” are not included, we have concluded.

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Marami ito, mga laruang kasinlaki nang tao. Hindi nakunan nang pic kasi nasa tabi nang sikyo.

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PORK AND BEANS? Yup, you’d think kasama ito sa relief bag. Pork and beans lang ‘to, puwede na sigurong ipamigay

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Naaah! “Imported” pork and beans from Spain po ito. Sorry, hindi pa rin included.

Now let’s take a look at what a victim will get from DSWD

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Look Ma, sampung lata ng sardinas! How generous! Kaldero ang unang ilalagay sa sako. Sampung sardinas sa ilalim at siyam na sabon sa gilid ng kaldero. Local goods syempre.

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Tapos papatungan ng isang tuwalya at isang pack ng sanitary napkin.

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Sisiksikan ng dalawang rolyo ng kumot(?) ang blue water jug tapos ipapatong sa kaldero sa loob ng sako.

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Last but not the least, lalagyan ng dalawang banig.

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Sabay tatahiin na ang sako. O di ba, parang asong tinapunan ng buto ang mga nasalanta? Eniwey, busog naman sila sa SAMPUNG lata ng Mega sardinas.

Do not delay

do not delay

YOU THINK?? WTF is the matter with these people? Mag-iisang buwan na mula nang masalanta ang mga kababayan natin. ISANG BUWAN!! Do you mean “do not delay ang dati nang delayed”?? Shet.

Anong ginagawa ng mga donations na ito sa warehouse?? APAT na warehouse ang nasa loob ng compound na ‘yon! APAT na warehouse na punong-puno ng inaalikabok na relief goods! Relief goods na ayaw yata ibigay sa mga nasalanta. Halatang-halata na kayo tsk.

Marami pang pabubulukin

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Wow! May bagong shipment na naman! At the rate DSWD is moving, next year na madi-discover kung ano ang laman ng mga kahong ito.

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“The first of two of the largest high-energy food shipments from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) arrived in the country two days ago for victims of storm “Ondoy” and typhoon “Pepeng.” The biscuits were fortified with essential vitamins and minerals for supplementary feeding to children, pregnant women and the elderly in evacuation camps. Another 100 tons of biscuits will arrive on Oct. 24, in a continuing effort to provide food assistance to flood victims.

Sige, ideretso ‘nyo ulit sa ‘yan sa DSWD warehouse. Para AMAG naman ang abutin ng biskwit… at sapot ng gagamba.

Conclusion

Sa maghapon namin sa warehouse,nakagawa kami ng 150 sacks of relief goods. Ibig sabihin, 150 bags of relief goods lang ang lumabas sa warehouse na ‘yon that day. At andoon pa rin sa loob ang mga imported relief goods, safe, sound and packed as the day they arrived.

Nakisakay kami palabas sa isang DSWD delivery van. Gusto sana kaming ihatid ng driver hanggang Makati pero wala daw siyang sobrang gasolina. Ibinaba na lang niya kami sa gitna ng EDSA. Millions of dollars in donations, walang extrang pang-gasolina.

Susulpot din siguro ang laman ng mga mahiwagang kahon sa warehouse na ‘yon at mapapasakamay din ng mga tao…sa ARAW NG ELEKSYON? O mabibili na nila ang mga imported goods na ‘yon sa mga puwesto sa Quiapo at Divisoria.

Suggestions lang po sa DSWD:

  • Alam ‘nyo palang walang mag-volunteer sa inyo, bakit hindi kayo mag-hire ng mga tao? Bayaran ‘nyo ng arawan para magre-pack. Ang daming walang trabaho, makakatulong pa kayo. Hindi naman siguro malaking kabawasan ‘yon sa bilyong pisong donasyon na natanggap ninyo.

  • Isa pa, gaano ba karami ang mga sundalo natin? Hindi ba puwedeng ipagawa sa kanila ‘yan? Baka isang araw lang, tapos na ang problema ‘nyo

  • Bakit hindi ‘nyo ibigay ang trabaho sa mga NGO, churches, private charities, TV stations? I’m sure they are more than willing to help. Time is of the essence. Huwag kayong suwapang. Obvious ba, hindi ‘nyo naman kaya.Kung talagang gugustuhin ninyong makarating agad sa mga kawawang biktima ang mga donasyong ‘yon, matagal nang nangyari ‘yan dahil maraming paraan…kung talagang gusto ‘nyo lang. You are the government. You have the power, the resources and the money. I think you only have to care a little more.

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71 Comments »

  • pusa says:

    grabe na to!!! grrrrr!!!

  • Silver says:

    WTF.

    Pwede bang maki-harbat ng ilang parte nito at maipost sa aking bahay??

    Tado tong DSWD ah!

  • Julie says:

    Kaya madaming namamatay sa gutom! Maraming ngpapakabusog na buwaya sa mga donasyon na hindi nman para sa kanila! Mga wlang kunsensya! In the end, c Bro pa rin ang huhusga sa inyong lahat! Gudluck na lang sa mga kurakot na ngaun pa lang ay my reservation na sa impyerno!

  • Abby says:

    OMG! grabe na ito..wala na ba talagang konsensya itong mga taong ito?

  • dencios says:

    mga tao sa likod ng sheetnes na ito puede magpaliwanang kayo? nakakainit ng ulo e, kitang kita ang ibidinsya!

    kelan ba maaayos ang sistema talaga sa Pinas na pati sa mga relief goods e pinepeste nila. buset!

  • malensky says:

    DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral:“Wala kasing volunteers.”

    kahit sino, kayang-kaya i-resolve ang isyu na yan.

    Hinde ko alam kung nagtatanga-tangahan o nagtatamad-tamaran. pero mukhang BOTH eh haha.

  • Monique says:

    Puro talaga kalyo ang mga pagmumukha nila! Nakakainis… Na-HB ako bigla sa lahat ng nakita ko dito.

  • Orly says:

    Hoy DSWD! para sa tao ang mga yan…wag naman sanang maimpluensiyahan pa kayo ni Gloria sa pagnanakaw!

  • Mel says:

    OH MY GOD. sumisikip ang puso ko while reading this.

    Litsi! Panagutin na ang dapat managot!

    Very disappointing!

  • Abby says:

    I got this from their website. Do they read their emails? Or baka kailangan din nila ng volunteers??? DARN!!!!!!

    http://www.dswd.gov.ph/directory.php

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  • promking says:

    Tae naman..

    Walang Volunteers.. good answer… pag ako ang boss mo, tanggal ka na sa trabaho, awtomatiko.

    pwera na lang kung ang boss ang nag-utos nyan.

  • bebe says:

    salamat mahal na reyna. sabi ko na nga ba dadami ang mahahayblad pag nabasa ang post na to. this is really disturbing.

    anyways, i went to ella’s blog again, and here’s her appeal to the madlang pipol:

    Dear friends,

    I’m asking your help to spread the word. Tulungan po ninyo akong ikalat ito. Beyond this, we should also demand action. I disabled a plugin so you can copy the photos of relief goods rotting in DSWD warehouses. You can link this post to your blogs, facebook, websites etc. You can also email the photos.

    Philippine News (US based Philippine newspaper) will use this as its front page story this week. Every Filipino has the right to know where the tons of donations from the UN and other counties go. Kahit po nakakahiya sa mga nag-donate. Kung sa ganitong paraan, matutulungan natin ang mga nasalanta, then by all means, let’s do it.

    For those who have the time, please try to volunteer sa DSWD warehouses. Getting in was not easy. A friend had to put in a word for us. Let’s see kung madali nang makapasok sa DSWD warehouse ang mga volunteers.

    Please read on and good luck to us.

    Ella

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  • BURAOT says:

    no comment na muna ako. hina-high blood na naman ako.

  • Rob Angeles says:

    Ako rin no comment muna..Gusto ko talagang mag mura!!!

  • art says:

    . . . . . . walang masabi . . . hopeless ang pinas.

  • annie says:

    naiyak ako sa ginagawa nila….wala na talagang mga puso at kaluluwa ang mga gumagawa ng ganito! para yan sa mga taong nagugutom,nangangamatay na sa pag hihintay ng tulong! bakit naman pinag iinteresan pa ng mga buwaya sa gobyerno! maawa naman kayo sa bansang Pilipinas! kelan? kelan? nyo pa ibibigay yan?

  • art says:

    sick people, just pure evil.. . I bet you’ll see them in church on Sundays; good folks, naturally;-).

  • guess who? says:

    tsk tsk tsk.
    tandaan ang chura ng mga kumot na yan, baka sa mga pwesto ng bumbay mapunta mga yan at baka mamaya e kakatok sa pinto nyot mabenthan kayo.
    tutal maghahaluwin naman, naka costume ako jejeje.
    nakapasok ako pero ang hirap, dumaan muna ko sa napakaraming barbedwire.

  • kutz says:

    OMFG!!!!! Que barbaridad!

    Kalaming takyanon mga baga’g nawong! Susmaryosepsantisimatrinidad! Maayo ra ug magabaan mo sa mga nangamatay!

    Salamat sa nag expose. Paki sama naman yung litrato nung DSWD official na nagsabing “walang volunteers”. Ilagay natin sa Hall Of Shame.

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  • sukonako says:

    sana may english version nito.. para malaman na din ng buong mundo..

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  • sheila says:

    grabe talaga ang gobyerno natin! nakakasuka na sila!

  • carelesshush says:

    whoa! nakakagalit nga! imagine yung pagtitipid ng mga nasalanta para magkasya yang 10 sardinas na pinagmamalaki nila tapos yun pala mangangabulok lang yun mga pork & beans sa warehouse??

    i wonder, ano kaya gagawin nila dyan? ipapamigay bago mag-election as if sa kanila galing? mahusay talaga ang gobyerno!! hay!!!

    i hope u don’t mind but i’ll post this blog sa FB account ko ha..para mas marami makaalam ng kalokohang toh!

    thanks!!!

  • nenen says:

    hahai..mga walang puso…sana mangyari din sa inyo ang ngyari sa ating mga kababayan mas higit pa sana ang ganti ang babalik sa inyo…i really hope 4 that mga walang puso!!! mga salot kayo dito sa ating lipunan…dapat na kayong mawala…..

  • jedi says:

    pwede po pakibigay nung link ng blog about this. Is it ella’s blog site? or ellen’s blog site? Di ko po makita sa ellentordesillas.com.
    Thanks.

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  • jan says:

    These people are the lowest of the low. They should be put at the bottom of the ocean to feed all the scum in the ocean floor.

  • Yj says:

    sabi nga nung isang nagcomment sa facebook regarding this matter…

    makakarating din sa taong bayan yang mga yan, repacked na at may mukha na ni Gloria….

    putang ina ng mga hayop na yan…. sana bumagyo tapos sa mga bahay lang nila para maranasan nila ang hirap na dinadanas ng mga taong pinagkakaitan nila ng mga dapat eh napupunta sa kanila….

    mga bwisit!!!!

    anyways, digital na ang karma ngayon…. wait lang sila….

  • Rob Angeles says:

    Eto mag comment na ako *lagok tanduay*

    DSWD Secretary – Tanga!Tanga!Tanga!

    Boss ng DSWD Secretary – Sana ikaw naman ang gutumin!Darating din araw mo at pagdating nun, sisiguraduhin namin na di mo makakalimutan!

    To the world – Stop helping us..’Til we get a new President.

  • Clarck says:

    grabe naman yun.

    ang daming gustong tumulong pero ayaw nilang magpatulong..

    wag naman nila sanang kurakutin ang dapat eh nasa taong nangangailangan ng tulong

    masyado na silang mayaman, wag silang gahaman

  • ark says:

    Ay hindi ko makita ang mga pictures. Bandwidth exceeded na po kayo sa photobucket nio.

  • dranreb says:

    napakaganda ng report na ito excellent alam ninyo sa dami ng tao sa atin na may puso ay sigurado marami mag volunteer ano ba yan? kung di ninyo kaya trabaho ninyo mag resign na kayo. tuldok
    salamat sa gumawa ng report na ito ha. “Kapag ayaw may dahilan kapag gusto may paraan”Kapag ayaw may dahilan kapag gusto may paraan”Kapag ayaw may dahilan kapag gusto may paraan”Kapag ayaw may dahilan kapag gusto may paraan”Kapag ayaw may dahilan kapag gusto may paraan”Kapag ayaw may dahilan kapag gusto may paraan”Kapag ayaw may dahilan kapag gusto may paraan” Please naman ibigay ka Pedro ang kay Pedro ibigay kay Juan ang para kay Juan. Ang lakas ng loob ko kasi isa ako sa nagdonate diyan mga lintian kayo ipamigay na ninyo.tuldok

  • Statement of Dr. Esperanza Cabral on the issue of relief goods in the DSWD Warehouse
    October 23, 2009

    The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) manages the National Relief Operations Center (NROC) which is the facility for processing and storage of relief goods that are purchased by the Department or donated to us by generous individuals both here and abroad. The relief goods are released to our Regional Offices or directly to evacuation centers or to the local government units as they are needed and requested by these entities. They are delivered in trucks, many of which were lent to us by private companies or by military vehicles. Some of the goods are shipped by air from nearby Villamor Airbase.

    When typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng hit the country, we received and are continuing to receive donations. Our warehouses are indeed full, inspite of the fact that we have distributed 500,000 food packs and 200,000 clothing packs as well as thousands of sacks of rice, blankets, beddings, and items of personal hygiene in the past almost 4 weeks. That is the reason why when asked if we still have enough goods, my constant reply is yes, so far we do, thanks to the many kind-hearted individuals and organizations as well as countries who responded and are still responding to the plight of the typhoon victims.

    There are no rotting relief goods in our warehouses as we do not keep perishables there and the relief goods that are there, save for the donated old clothes are quite new since they have been either recently purchased by us or have been just donated.

    Our goods are repacked by volunteers who are there because they want to help. But they are volunteers and report when they have time to help us. Sometimes there are two hundred of them and sometimes there are only a dozen. However many or few they are, we appreciate their presence and their assistance. Weekdays are usually quiet but on Saturdays and Sundays, the students, along with others who work Monday to Friday, including our own employees, are there.

    Our staff at the warehouse work round the clock even now, making sure that the requests for relief goods are met in a timely manner. They work hard, they work quietly and they work humbly and I feel bad that they have been subjected to public vilification that they do not deserve.

    I do not recall having talked to an Editor of Philippine News. I do remember my secretary telling me that someone was on the phone asking why there were no volunteers working at the warehouse. My reply was we do not own the time of the volunteers.

    I wish that I could have prevented the deaths from typhoons but in fact, they have nothing to do with the relief goods that we are in charge of. Most of the deaths were from drowning or injuries sustained during the typhoon. Some died of illnesses. We are not in charge of rescue nor are we in charge of health and to the best of my knowledge, none of the deaths was due to absence of or delay in the delivery of relief goods.

    We would like to assure all of you that the relief goods will reach the intended beneficiaries as they become necessary and will be used only to assist them. However, the relief goods don’t all go out at the same time and an empty warehouse is not proof that the goods were used properly just as a full warehouse is not evidence that the goods are being hoarded. If you visit our website http://www.dswd.gov.ph you will find updates on our activities related to typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. It includes an updated list of donations received and goods released from the DSWD warehouse.

    There are many aspects of disaster response. They include recovery and rehabilitation and in both instances, goods and other resources are still needed. In the initial reaction to a calamity, people will want to help and as we saw recently, they came in droves, offering their time, their talent and their resources. We want them to know how much we appreciate them for what they have done and what they are still doing. But further down the road, when the initial flush of generosity gives way to donor fatigue, there will remain only a few hardy NGOs and volunteers and the workers of the DSWD and other government agencies to continue the job of helping the disaster victims back on their feet. Judicious use of resources at the outset is imperative lest we face the situation of even greater want after a period of relative plenty. We at the DSWD wish to assure you that your trust in us is not misplaced.

    Thank you.

  • lilu.nj says:

    im just wondering why ella’s blog is now blocked. anyways, total denial ang DSWD about the allegations that they are hoarding relief goods in their warehouses. one comment i saw in multiply:

    gangbadoy
    reply
    gangbadoy wrote on Oct 23
    Aabangan ko yung mga items pag dating ng campaign period….I’ll keep an eye on Pampanga… I have a feeling it will surface there because of ….the…. lahar…. ?

    thats another possible explanation, di kaya? gagamitin ang mga donations during election time.. tsk tsk.. heartbreaking…

    but what else can we do?

    • reynz says:

      ella’s blog is not blocked. nag-over bandwithd lang ang gurl sa dami nang trapik. but it’s back now. buti na-mirror ang entry nya nang maaga and everyone were able to see them.

  • Abby says:

    They showed this in TV Patrol Sabado focusing on “nabubulok” – this is not the issue..ano “context” lang?? duh! they should still explain why they still have those relief goods in the warehouse…at bakit yung mga imported andun pa rin…please unahin nilang ipamigay..

    • reynz says:

      kabral is offbase talaga sa explanation nya. maang-maagngan pa. and you’re right. it’s not the “bulok” issue, rather – ba’t andun pa sa warehouse?!

  • beth says:

    oh cge nga anong protocol ang sinasabi mo na sinusunodngaya ng sabi mo sa TV palusot ka pa.Mr vice president pls do something about this ngaun mo patunayan na makabayan ka.

  • reynz says:

    What’s interesting with this Philippine News story is that, although they were the one who initiated this, the posting of the news was way too late. It’s an exclusive alright, but given the blog coverage, mukhang wala na atang exclusivity.

    I hope Philippines News would tweak their posting strategy para di mahuli sa sarili nilang balita. Just a suggestion.

    A ‘Philippine News’ exclusive

    MANILA – Who will feed and clothe the hundreds of thousands of victims of typhoons Pepeng and Ondoy? Not the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) which is barely moving when it is expected to be running on overdrive.

    Hundreds of millions of pesos worth of relief goods donated by the Unicef, as well as the governments of Japan, Spain and the US, among other donor countries, are lying dormant in the warehouses of the DSWD, “Philippine News” learned this week

  • Hyden Toro says:

    We need more natural calamities to awaken us!

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  • lee says:

    masyadong madugo tong usapan na to sa ngayon, sana di matabunan at makalimutan ng mga darating pang bagong scandals, tsk, wala na bang ibang kapuri puring balitang lalabas man lang tungkol dito sa mga de puger na politiko/cabinets/taga gobyernong toh.
    hala, yung mga mahilig sa ukay ukay at bumbay, magsipag spy nalang kung makikita nyo mga items na to for sale, at my possibilities yung sinabi ni gangbadoy, malamang bumaha mga items na yan sa pampanga.
    teka, bakit parang ang siryus ko ngayon?
    (paboso boso lang muna)

  • Mamu says:

    Nakakalungkot. Pero makakaganti tayo sa eleksyon. Tama na ang pagboto sa mga popular at trapo, including yong namimigay lang ng house and lot kapag malapit na ang eleksyon. Sana noon pa nya ginawa di, ba? Nung di pa sya tumatakbo.
    Tanggapin ang pera, bahay at lupa, jacket, t-shirt, relief at iba pa; pero iboto ang sinasabi ng iyong konsensya. Sigurado namang galing din naman yon sa buwis na kinakaltas o idinadagdag sa sweldo, grocery at lahat ng binibili natin.
    At please lang, wag magsawa sa pagrarally, pagcocomment sa internet etc. Nakakapagod pero ang mga kagayang aksyon na ito ang nagpabago sa America, nung panahon ng civil rights movement, anti-segregation movement, women’s rights movement at kung anu-ano pang movement.
    Panahon na para sa Filipino movement.

    • lee says:

      tama, tama ka dyan mamu, kaya magkaisa tayong mga pinoy’s, iboto ang nararapat,pumili ng tama at nararapat sa pwesto….

      mabuhay si Erap!!!!!!!!

      Erap! Erap! Erap…….!!!
      (sabay ilag at tago sa ilalim ng mesa).

  • lee says:

    bok, tayo kaya tumakbo? (sa plaza)

    • dencios says:

      (stretching na)

      parang si erap lang haha.

      teka cooment lang ako dito,

      “We at the DSWD wish to assure you that your trust in us is not misplaced.”

      **kita na ibidensya, nyemas kayo!

  • darbs says:

    Kasalanan pa ngayon ni Dolor kung bakit sya ang inimbistigahan ng NBI instead sa kurakot na libel suitors for the reason of insanity. paki-basa na lang po kung tama ung interpretation ko baka ma libel pa ako ng NBI.

    “If Dolor is sincere in bringing out the alleged corruption concerning the distribution of relief goods, she should have requested an investigation from the Office of the Ombudsman or any law enforcement agency,” the NBI said. source: inq.net

    • reynz says:

      i was curious though. Noynoy said he’ll ran after corrupt officials. not that i’m charging she’s corrupt, but trying to be clean and pre-empting what’s gonna happen should Noynoy wins. i wonder what kind of message the government department are telling us. i think that’s what this is all about, correct? parang harassment?

  • [...] took a beating from typhoon Ondoy last October 2009. It was October 22, 2009, when we issued an article in reference to the original article of Blog ni Ella regarding the state of of some government [...]

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