Kaban ni D_BystandeR: KALUTUAN UG PAN ANG TOLDA SA MGA BAKWIT SA KAINIT???

The type of shelters given to those who were relocated because of the oil spill believed to be toxic in Estancia, Iloilo looks similar to the "Tent City" located in SRP, Cebu City which were provided by a joint effort of the Philippine National Red Cross under Dick Gordon and Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama.

I don't know which is better between the two types of shelters but a personal testimony by a local Cebu newspaper columnist revealed that during a hot day he experienced staying inside one of the typical shelters in Tent City even for just a few minutes is like a Calvary as the atmosphere inside was very hot and that to expect a family with a small baby or with an old member of the family who is sick to stay there is just like "exposing" them to an unhealthy living condition which could aggravate the "health conditions" of the occupants.

When we talked about the lives of poor people in situations like this, we can always expect the government to most likely "underestimate" the health factors involved as they appear to be extremely stingy when it comes to helping the poor! But to think of the billions of money lost in several scams, like the "pork barrel scandal" involving our lawmakers in Congress, the people can only express their hopelessness thinking about how our taxes are wasted and if only a little portion of that money was spent for them maybe they can enjoy a little sigh of relief as they might be able to breathe the air of happiness in the thought that somehow their lot can get improved.