Abuse of poverty

Posted on October 11, 2009, 8:07 PM under Street Stories Your Ad Here

The sight reminds me of a stampede in a popular noontime show. People desperately scramble to get relief goods. And even those who seem not to be affected by the recent typhoon, they take advantage of the free goods.

Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office head Mary Ann Geronimo said that this has been the situation ever since distribution of relief items started. She cited the case of the Oct. 2 visit of ABS-CBN’s Sagip Kapamilya. “Ala-una pa lang nakapila na sila,” said Geronimo referring to the evacuees who trooped to the municipal hall. When the truck finally arrived after five in the afternoon, people were disorganized and even those who do not have stubs were given relief goods.

This afternoon’s relief operation by a non-government organization was not different. Even with the presence of the police (including the chief of police), people scramble in desperation to avail of a bag of rice, sardines, clothes and other goods.

For the sandwich.

Staff Jeboi Cecilio also relates that he hears not-so kind words when they distribute goods. “Sabi nila, nababasa kami. Eh pare-pareho naman kaming nababasa,” Cecilio said. Barangay Evangelista captain Ernesto Vallestero also relates that people told him “Di ka na namin iboboto,” supposedly due to the chief’s inability to address the food needs of people in the evacuation center.

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7 Responses to “Abuse of poverty”

  1. batangkalye Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 8:16 am

    is it abuse or just mere neediness? whatever it is, it’s sad to see…

    it is always better to give than to receive…

  2. biatch Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 8:14 pm

    very welL said… hmm

  3. pagong sa ilog Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    ..ganyan na ba talaga kahirap ang mga tga-baras..kakahiyang tingnan…alang disiplina…alang bigayan…agawan, alang pila man lang o siguro maling sistema ang ginawang pag distribute ng relief goods.

  4. suman Says:
    October 15th, 2009 at 11:15 am

    all of the above are true reasons…and another one is that…the true victims did not trust anymore the distribution system, particularly the members of the team..why?…bacause…inuuna rin naman ng mga ito ang para kanila…kamag-anak, botante, basta kanila, kahit hindi kasali…,..in reality… sila muna…lalong nakakaawa…pwe!!!

  5. onboy Says:
    October 15th, 2009 at 10:11 pm

    relief goods na nga…pero palakasan pa ang pamimigay ng mga ito…mali talagang sistema.

  6. spillover Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    lahat ng nagpunta nabigyan walang umuwi ng luhaan maraming goods ang naipamigay ng pamahalaang bayan ang pinuno ng bayan ay hindi kumuha ng kahit anong goods dahil kaya nila at ang iba ay pinadala pa sa mga bahay bahay lalu na yung sa bundok hindi madaling kontrolin ang mga tao kahit madaming pulis at sundalo ang tumutulong ni hindi nga kayo nakatulong sa mga kababayan nyo nung bagyo lakas ng loob nyo magsalita ng mga kasinungalingan may nakita ba kayong bayan na hindi nagkagulo sa distribution ng relief goods lalu na yung malalaking syudad

  7. hahaha Says:
    October 28th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    UO palakasan nga pag bibigay namimili ng bibigyan may nakita nga ako eh nag bibigy ng Number para sa relief pinili lang bibigyan ung mga kakilala lng gawad p man din siya cgurdo talo cya sa susunod hahahaha

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