MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 7, 2012) – Filipino leader Benigno Aquino has ordered an investigation into the devastation caused by Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines to prevent further loss of lives in the future, state media said on Friday.
It said Aquino wanted to minimize if not eliminate the large number casualties during calamities. Typhoons in the country is a yearly occurrence and the government must have an effective disaster plan to limit the effects of typhoons to the general population,Aquino said.
“I would like to get to the point na sigurado ang mga Pilipino na mabibigyan siya ng timely information, meron siyang malilikasan na lugar para mailayo sa panganib, at mabawasan, kung hindi tuluyang mawala, ang mga nawawalang Pilipino kada merong natural disaster,” Aquino said.
He said there must be scientific basis in assessing future natural disturbances particularly the amount of rain falling in a particular locality. Aquino said he wants to know whether there were lapses in planning that resulted to large number of casualties in those areas.
The typhoon left hundreds of people dead from landslides and flash floods in Compostela Valley and Davao regions.
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