SunStar Cebu’s editorial cartoonist Joshua got the whole situation spot on…
Look at this video of the Storm Surge that hit Eastern Samar:
How can the LGU’s respond if they themselves were hit by such destructive force?
Oh yes… It’s thanks to the name recall-centric Presidential System!
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