Wazzup Pilipinas!?
The waters are rising. Streets are swallowed whole. Homes are lost beneath the deluge. Families cry for help as pets and children are carried off by currents that should never have existed. But before we dare raise our fists to the heavens, blaming God for what we call “natural disasters,” we must ask: who truly invited the flood?
This is no longer a tale of rain. This is the bitter story of human arrogance.
From Mountains to Murky Streets — A Map of Human Destruction
For centuries, humanity has waged war not just against each other, but against the very Earth that sustains life. And now, the Earth is fighting back. We are not witnessing acts of God — we are witnessing the consequences of man.
First, we choked the lifeblood of the land — the rivers and waterways. Once pristine and free-flowing, they are now strangled by concrete developments, illegal structures, reclamation projects, and the greed of developers who saw opportunity where there was once harmony. The natural drainage from mountain to sea has been mutilated by man’s interference.
Second, we butchered the forests. We severed the trees, dug into the hills, and replaced ancient roots with steel and cement. We killed the guardians of the soil — the very trees that absorbed rain, prevented erosion, and kept watersheds alive. Our mountains weep in silence, unable to hold the rains that once gently kissed their slopes.
Third, we heated the Earth to a boil. Fossil fuels, unregulated industry, and unchecked carbon emissions have triggered an era of climate chaos. What used to be gentle showers are now torrential outbursts. What was once an occasional flood has become a seasonal catastrophe. The atmosphere is broken — and we broke it.
Fourth, we turned nature into our trash bin. Rivers became dumping grounds. Canals are clogged with plastic bags, sachets, diapers, appliances, and every imaginable waste. Drainage systems, even newly built, are rendered useless by our collective apathy.
Fifth, we created plastic — that immortal invention of convenience — now choking marine life, strangling drainage systems, and contaminating the food chain. We are drowning in a material that we refuse to control.
Sixth, corruption has become as predictable as the rain. Budgets meant for flood control are siphoned off. Drainage projects remain unfinished or substandard. Urban planning exists only on paper. Environmental regulations are brushed aside for political gain. Flood management? More like flood mismanagement.
And seventh, we lie to ourselves. We blame fate. We call these tragedies “Acts of God” — as if divine wrath, not our own recklessness, carved the path of destruction. This linguistic escape hatch is not just dishonest — it is cowardice.
The Waters Will Rise Until We Change
What is the solution? It is not just technology. It is not just infrastructure. The solution is as human as the problem.
We must love the Earth — not as a resource to exploit, but as a living system we are part of. We must respect the intricate balance of ecology, water, air, and land.
We must love our fellow human beings — to build systems that protect the vulnerable, to end corruption that costs lives, to stop prioritizing profit over people.
We must own our guilt, for only in acknowledging our sins can we seek redemption.
This Is a Wake-Up Call — Not Just a Weather Report
The floodwaters are no longer just water. They are liquid mirrors, showing us the face of our own negligence.
If we continue to live as if the world is ours to destroy, the world will continue to remind us — in thunder, in flood, in fire — that it is not.
The flood is not an accident.
The flood is not divine punishment.
The flood is a man-made storm.
And only man can stop it.
It’s time to stop blaming the skies and start healing the ground beneath our feet. Before we drown in our own denial.
Ross is known as the Pambansang Blogger ng Pilipinas - An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Professional by profession and a Social Media Evangelist by heart.
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