The Uncredited Heroes pursuing the Typhoon Ondoy Relief Operations

The 26th of September, 2009 is the day when Metro Manila was hit by the most devastating calamity in decades – Typhoon Ondoy. With a month’s worth of rainfall pouring within just 6 hours, almost 80% of Metro Manila became submerged in flood water as high as 2 storeys.

As of 3pm on the 3rd of October, 2009, the total number of casualties had soared up to 335, with 288 Dead, 5 Injured, and 42 missing; and there are currently 17,940 families currently staying in evacuation centers.

But rather than tuning into the TV networks only to find out about the increasing death toll, and the efforts to collect relief goods and funds worth tens of millions of pesos, I would rather see the valiant souls who traverse the mud, flood water, and unpassable terrain just to bring relief goods for our hungry and needy brethren. Watching TV only makes you feel depressed and helpless. But what if the media focused on airing the relief operations? Wouldn’t it foster feelings of hope to our countrymen?

It is worth noting that it is not only the government who is physically working to collect and deliver relief goods, but also the normal day-to-day civilian Pinoys and Pinays, students and professionals included. These are the undaunted men and women whom we should give credit to, and it is these efforts that we should be transmitting on the airwaves. Because despite the world suffering from the global recession, and our country being tagged as part of the 3rd world, Filipinos are still considered as one of the happiest people in the world. And with this, I’d like to show you why. Look at the last picture in the slide show hehehe.

So rather than writing an article with pictures about the aftermath of the depression, I would like to give hope to our fellow Filipinos that despite the calamities, there is light. Here are some shots of the relief operations being conducted by our fellow Filipinos to bring help to those in need.

And, as this is CustomPinoyRides, no relief operation can be done without the help of our trusty 4x4s. These offroad vehicles plunged ahead on roads which were closed to ordinary traffic because the havoc wreaked by Ondoy. These are not special emergency vehicles, but rather, 4x4s and daily drivers used in our daily commutes to work, or the occassional weekend offroad outings.

Credits and a standing ovation goes to the many members of 4x4ph for the relief operations, as well as the pictures.





















Typhoon Ondoy Relief Operations by 4x4ph members.

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