Washington, D.C. – President Barack Obama has nominated CNN’s Anderson Cooper to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Philippines. The White House announcement on the nomination came on the heels of Cooper’s live reporting on the aftermath of super typhoon Haiyan which has devastated many cities and towns in Central Philippines. He is the host of the popular CNN news program, AC 360. His reports from Tacloban, the worst-hit among the cities in the province of Leyte, gained both praise and criticism.
Many Filipinos, including expatriates from all over the world, have praised Cooper’s early coverage of the devastation in Tacloban and the Philippine government’s rescue and relief efforts which he described as lacking in coordination and clear strategy. On the other hand, Cooper earned the ire of Philippine President Noynoy Aquino who asked for “greater accuracy” in reporting on his government’s relief efforts and to focus on the strong spirit of the Filipino people in facing this calamity. Cooper responded on his news program that accuracy has been his hallmark as a journalist and that his reporting had always pointed to the enormous strength and fighting spirit of the Filipino people.
A Filipino news anchor, Korina Sanchez, speaking from her air-conditioned broadcast studio in Manila, also criticized Cooper for his reporting on the government’s less than stellar response to the needs of Haiyan survivors. Sanchez said Cooper did not know what he was talking about. Cooper then challenged Sanchez to do her own reporting at “ground zero” in Tacloban. Sanchez is the wife of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas who is supposed to lead government relief and rescue operations.
In nominating Cooper, Obama said that the CNN journalist is fully qualified for the job and brings with him extensive knowledge and experience with political, social and other issues plaguing foreign governments, including the Philippines. Obama said that Cooper has also proven himself to be fearless, independent, and sensitive to the interest and needs of both the U.S. and its long-time ally the Philippines.
There seems to be bipartisan support in the Senate for Cooper’s nomination. That in itself is a rarity in America.
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Guys the truth hurts all the time. Being defensive…..cant do that. Anderson Cooper is just telling the truth.
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THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE DELAY IN THE DELIVERY OF RELIEF GOOD FROM PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT IS THEY ARE STILL PRINTING THERE NAMES ON IT! IF YOU HELP, THEN HELP!!! VERY POOR AND CURPUPT PH GOV. PURO LANG PASIKAT
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i salute your majesty mr cooper continue helping our country thank you
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this is not the right time for this non-sense arguments. let’s just be united and move on….. we can just all share our part to the Yolanda victims… big or small …. it will help…
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CNN is ten million Better than the TFC when it comes to Real News Miss Korina,More Power to you AC.
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Of all that has been heard and seen visibly, if not for Anderson Cooper the whole continent won’t know the real story of this horrible typhoon in Tacloban City. Thanks to him speaking in behalf of the Philippines – Monetary aid, medical, foods, and other necessities has been collected by respectable people and governments of our allies to help save lives of victims and families of now ruined city of Tacloban. You, Mr. Cooper is a blessing to Tacloban, Leyte residence. I respect you and keep up your love to the people who are not lucky enough!
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nakakahiya man aminin hindi tayo handa sa matindi kalamidad tulad ng yari bagyong kasing lakas ni yolanda…dapat maging aral sa mga namumuno sa pilipinas kung pano haharapin uli kung sakali my kalamidad na ganito…maraming tapat na pulitiko at sana dumami pa ito at wag natin hayaan mahawaan sila ng bulok na matagal ng sistema ng corruption huwag natin hayaang nakawin ninuman ang pera ng bayan.alam kong may pag asa pa at may darating na magandang bukas para sa bansang pilipinas at makakaya nito tumayo umahon sa ano mang kalamidad.
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@noel …kahit na gaano pa kahanda ang isang bansa kung kapag dumarating ang ganitong kalamidad na higit sa iyong akala walang silbi ang paghahanda sa anumang sakuna..kahit saang bansa man dumapo ang ganitong klaseng kalamidad theres no such words like preparation or preparedness..ang ipagpasalamat nlang natin sa kabila ng lahat nariyan ang bawat isa na umagapay sa kapwa at bansang tumulong s kapwa bansa.
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It’s a darkest hour the people of Tacloban City experienced that I wonder what if i lived there and had no one to oversee these calamity to happen during typhoon not only haiyan; from all due respect that no one seems responsible? The typhoons in the Philippines may wipe out us all. I thank you Anderson Cooper for the truth in your cnn news.
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Ahhh guys…this is supposed to be a joke.
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im a filipino and i vote for cooper!!! end of 🙂
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Come on folks don’t take this article seriously….Didn’t you read the name of this website? They posted unbelievable news just for fun….However, It would be cool if this joke would come to reality….I like A. Cooper even if his gay….
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In behalfs of all OFW’S snd concerned citizens…WE CONGRATULATES U SIR ANDERSON….FOR BEING OUR VOICE TO EVERY POLITICIANS IN OUR COUNTRY PHILIPPINES…ALL OF THEM NOW ARE IN SHAME…THANKYOU!!!AND ITS WONDERFUL!!THEY LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW ALSO…i’m laughing with this…unbelievable!!!
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YoYo I’m from Cebu and have a home there, I live in the states now but visit yearly. The Philippine gov. should be ashamed of their lack of empathy and urgency to their own people. Philippine pride? Rather lack of pride and integrity with the folks in power and with the minority in the Philippines, the wealthy. Greed has no bounds, nor care for the destitute~ folks that live and barely survive from day to day are all but invisible.
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Thank you Mr Anderson Cooper and I am so glad that it’s you were the chosen one, because you will do the right thing and what is best to the people of Philippines. I wish I could meet you and shake your hands. You are an Angel. I see your show and you are everywhere. You have no fear. Love you and thank you for everything
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Korina should have sent Anderson a dozen pair of her colorful tsinelas to let him know how she helped the victims.
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Mr Anderson Cooper, thank you for the wonderful job that you given to my country (Philippines) may Godbless you and your family …..
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The Pilipino government disabled to rescue for the Pilipino people. The slowest act to response in the history of the world. But is fastest than Yolanda when it come corruption. So a shame Pilipino government. Their brain seat on there ass.
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Mr Anderson Cooper, thank you for your wonderful job in my countr (Philippines) Godbless you and your family…
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Raise your hand if you’re one of the idiots who believed this article is real and not a satirical piece.
Wow so much idiots in one place.
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Things improved after Anderson’s report..
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I can’t seem to trace the official source for this news item. Can you provide us a link to verify this?
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Margot Manalang Santos
November 14 at 1:00pm near Manila Heights Subdivision, Quezon City, Philippines ·
Someone very close to me wrote this letter to CNN, in the hopes of giving the journalists a clearer perspective with which to frame their reporting. It’s a long read but I hope this gets out as well to all those railing against the government.
Yes, mistakes were made. But majority of those trying to help are faced with challenges that we may not be fully aware of.
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Dear Sirs:
I just wanted to make some comments on the reporting of the CNN International crew here in Manila, regarding the relief efforts for the victims of super-typhoon Haiyan (which we locally call typhoon Yolanda).
First, full disclosure: I am a retired Filipino executive and computer person. I was born in the Philippines and spent all my life here (save for some very short overseas stints connected with my career). I have worked with a large local Philippine utility, started up several entrepreneurial offshore software service companies (when outsourcing was not yet in vogue), and also served as the Philippine country head for a multi-billion dollar Japanese computer company. This diverse work background allows me to always see both the local and global point of view, and to see things from the very different standpoints of a third-world citizen, and a person familiar with first-world mindsets and lifestyles.
I appreciate CNN’s reporting, as it brings this sad news to all corners of the world, and in turn, that helps bring in much needed charity and aid. The tenor and tone of CNN’s reporting has not been very palatable for a local person like me (the focus seems to be on the country’s incompetence). But I shrug that aside, as there is probably some truth to that angle. And in reality, what counts now is that help arrives for the people who need them most; recriminations and blame can come later. Last night, I listened to a CNN reporter wondering about the absence of night flights in Tacloban, in the context of the government not doing enough to bring in relief goods. It was like listening to newbie executives from Tokyo, London or the USA with no real international experience, yet assuming that their country’s rules and circumstances applied equally to the rest of the world. That was the proverbial last straw: I knew I had to react and call your attention to a few things (with some risk, since these topics are not my area of competence):
1. The airport in Tacloban is a small provincial airport: when you get two commercial Airbus flights arriving simultaneously, you are already close to straining that airport’s capacity. Even under normal operations, the last flights arrive in Tacloban at around 6pm, partly because of daylight limitations. Considering that the typhoon wiped out the airport and the air traffic gear, and killed most of the airport staff, you basically have nothing but an unlit runway which can handle only smaller turbo-prop planes. You can only do so much with that. I would assume that our Air Force pilots are already taking risks by doing landings at dusk. Take note that in the absence of any working infrastructure, the cargo will have to be off-loaded from the plane manually, while it sits in the tarmac. If you do the math, I wonder how aircraft turn-around’s can be done in a day? How many tons of supplies could theoretically be handled in one day?
2. The Philippine air force has only three C130 cargo planes (I am not sure if there is a fourth one). This is supposedly the best locally-available plane that is suited for this mission: large enough to carry major cargo load, but not too large to exceed the runway limitations. We do not have any large helicopters that can effectively move substantial cargo. I am happy to read in the newspapers that the USA is lending another eight C130 planes. I am not the expert, but I would suspect that even with more planes, the bottleneck would be in capacity of the airport to allow more planes to land and be offloaded, as discussed above.
3. A major portion of the road from the Airport to Tacloban City is a narrow cement road of one lane in each direction. With debris, fallen trees, toppled electric poles, and even corpses littering the road, it took time to clear the airport itself, so that they could airlift heavy equipment needed to clear the roads. Then it took even more time to make the roads passable. Listening to our Interior Secretary on CNN, he disclosed that the Army was able to bring in 20 military trucks to Leyte. Half of them were allocated to transport relief goods to the different villages in the city, and the rest were assigned for clearing, rescue and other tasks. With very little local cargo trucks surviving the typhoon, I guess this would be another bottleneck. Again, I assume that if I do the math, there is only so much volume that can be moved daily from the airport to the city.
4. The Philippines is an archipelago. Tacloban City is in Leyte island, which has no road link with the other major cities/islands. The only external land link (the San Juanico bridge) is with the neighboring island of Samar, which was equally hard hit by the typhoon, and which is just like Leyte (in terms of limited transportation infrastructure). The logistics of getting relief, supplies and equipment to Tacloban is daunting. Not too long ago, my company put up a large chunk of the communication backbone infrastructure in Leyte province. It was already a challenge to get equipment onto the ground then. This has always been the challenge of our geography and topography. What more now, when the transportation/communication systems are effectively wiped out in Tacloban?
5. There is an alternate land/sea route from Manila to Leyte: down 600 kilometers through the Pan-Philippine highway to the small southern province of Sorsogon, taking a ferry to the island of Samar, and then 200+ kilometers of bad roads to Tacloban City. I was told that some private (non-government) donations are being transported by large trucks through this route. So many trucks are now idle in Matnog town down in Sorsogon, waiting for the lone ferry which can carry them across the very rough San Bernardino Straits to the town of Allen in Samar island. The sheer volume probably is over-whelming. Again I do not have the exact numbers, but my educated guess is that the low-volume Matnog ferry needs to transport in a few days what they would normally do over one or two months.
6. The government administrative organization in Tacloban is gone. Most local government employees are victims themselves. This adds to the problems of organizing relief efforts locally. Even if augmented with external staff, the local knowledge and the local relationships are hard to replace. In some other smaller towns (where the death toll and/or damage has not been as bad), local governments are still somehow functioning and coping. They are able to bury their dead, set up temporary makeshift shelters, organize and police themselves. Short term, they need food, water and medical supplies to arrive; medium term, they need assistance in clean-up, reconstruction and rebuilding. But Tacloban is in a really bad condition. What can you expect from a city that has lost practically everything?
I am told of the comparison with the Fukushima earthquake/tsunami, where relief supplies arrived promptly, efficiently, and in volume. I think there is one major backgrounder that CNN staff fail to mention: that Tacloban is not Fukushima, that it is not Atlanta. And the Philippines is not Japan, and certainly not the USA. Even before the typhoon, this region was one of the less developed in the country, with limited infrastructure. There was only a small airport, limited trucking capacity, a limited road system, and a small seaport servicing limited inter-island shipping. And with the damage from the typhoon, that limited infrastructure has been severely downgraded. It is easy to blame the typhoon. But the truth is: Tacloban is a small city in a third-world country. If you had to bring in that volume of cargo in that short window of time in pre-typhoon Tacloban, it would already have been a challenge. It is easy for a first-world person to take everything for granted. The reality (or sometimes, the advantage?) of growing up in a third-world country is that you do not assume anything, you take nothing for granted, you are grateful for what little you have (and you do not cry over what you do not have).
I understand and sympathize with the desperate needs of the victims. Every little bit counts. The smallest food or water package can make the difference between life and death. I think every Filipino knows that. And that is why I am very happy with the national display of compassion and civic duty. Everyone, even the poorest, even the prison inmates, is donating food and money. People are volunteering their time. All the local corporations are helping. In the Philippines, Christmas is the most important holiday, and the annual company Christmas Party is probably the most important company event for most employees. Yet in very many companies in Manila, employees have decided to forego their Christmas party, and instead divert the party budget to relief/aid.
From what I see on TV, the situation on the ground is not pretty. I do accept that efficiency needs to be improved, that service levels have to go up. I do acknowledge that our country’s resources are limited, that our internal delivery capabilities may not be world-class. I do understand that there may be ineffective policies/processes and even wrong decisions made by government. But what I cannot understand is the negative tenor of CNN reporting. I suspect that CNN reporters are viewing this through the eyes of a first-world citizen, with an assumed framework of infrastructure and an expectation of certain service levels. I suspect these are expectations that we would have never met, even in the pre-typhoon days.
Or perhaps it is a question of attitude: a half-empty glass rather than a half-full glass. At my age, I have experienced and lived through earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and at least twenty really bad typhoons (but admittedly, none as bad as Yolanda). From my experience, what we have now is not just a half-filled glass, I personally view it as probably at least 75% full (meaning, I think this is a big improvement over past efforts in past calamities). But please do not fault us for being a third-world country. Please do not explicitly or implicitly attribute everything to our incompetence, what might be due to other factors (such as those that result from limited resources or infrastructure, or those conditions that God or nature seems to have chosen for us). Our people are doing what they can, so let’s give them a break. More so in these difficult times, when suffering is high, emotions are feverish, and tempers are frayed.
It breaks my heart to see my countrymen suffering so much. I will do my share, whatever I can do to help. I will bear insults and harsh words, if this is the price for my people to receive the aid we need. I make no excuses for my country’s shortcomings, but I just wish that some positive slant (the many small tales of heroism, the hard work of our soldiers, the volunteerism and compassion of the typical citizen, etc) would also be mentioned equally. I just needed to let you know how this particular Filipino reacts to your reporting, and I suspect there are many, many other folks who feel the same way that I do.
For whatever the limitations, I still sincerely thank you for your coverage, and the benefits that it will bring my countrymen.
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I dont really know what goin on in the Philippines.
All I know is that there’s a lot of help coming from all over the world.
But it seems like it’s not reaching the people who needs them.
We, Pilipino people, all know that there are a lot of government officials that are not doin their job.
Kudos to all the government officials who are really doing something to help the people.
To all the lazy, corrupt and greedy government officials, you know who you are, step aside and let other people do your job.
God bless the Philippines
JD
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I hope and pray all the monies ,foods and everything all the other countries donated to help our people in the philippines should go to our fellow citizens not the corrupt governments and their allies . I am proud to be a filipino but I’m not proud to have a corrupt government .
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You have my vote mr. Cooper!
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I truly salute you Mr. Anderson for your fearless reporting of the truth. Thank you so much for your concern and love for our countrymen. May God bless you always in all your endeavor and may you continue your good deeds coz your rewards is in heaven. Long live Mr. Anderson Cooper!
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WHAT ANDERSON REPORTED IS JUST WHAT HE SEES ON THE SITE……WAKE UP PHILIPPINES. IT IS ALREADY A BIG DISASTER AND YOU GUT THE NERVE TO CONTRADICT HIM. IF YOU ARE EMBARRASSED, THEN PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES…..YOU SHOULD BE THE FIRST TO BE ON THE GROUND OF DISASTER.
OTHERWISE, STFU.
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Well,to those people who sympathize to Korena Sanches maybe their husbands or their wives are also working for the Philipine government.Honestly,I don’t have any sympathy or trust to the Philippine government,Korina SANCHES husband has a high position in the government.Bravo,Mr.Anderson Cooper you’ll have my vote.President Obama thank you so much for appointing Anderson Cooper to be ambassador to the Philippines.May God Bless You And God Bless America.
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She cant say a negative comment…..
Kasi asawa niya nandun…..
Bakit ganun…..
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Speaking of two President ,Aquino a weak president and Obama a patological Lair.I can understand Aquino cause after series of calamities emergency funds was depleted.Yolanda desaster is cause by nature but Obama care cause ideological shit of the Progressive Democrat who tends to control the people.No typhoon can equal the worse and lasting devastations of OBAMACARE.
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Please correct your spelling and grammar before posting.
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Two Thumbs Up to Mr. Anderson Cooper Your My Idol…….
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The truth hurts but sending right messages is important. Kilalang kilala ang mga pinoy ang bayan at mga leaders nila.
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For some people to have a little understanding of what a satire is, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are examples of satire. Filipinos used to be very good at it but so many have just lost it. A lot of us just react so quickly and make us look so gullible that’s why there’s a lot of people who feed on it like the author of this article. GROW UP KIDS
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I love to pick on people who believe these articles, but I feel guilty because I know it’s probably an old grandma who just had her first taste of the internet yesterday. They merely adopted the internet. I was born in it, molded by it. So yeah, it would clearly not be a fair fight.
On the other hand are the buzzkills like you, who clearly don’t know how to appreciate the fact that the real comedy lies not in the satirical articles, but in the comments section. You guys are special because you pretend to be smarter than the people who believe the articles, but fail to realize that smarter people like me laugh at you all the same.
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Dear Fellow Kabayan, from my opinion, Cooper has accurately stated his observations. HOWEVER, HE DID MAKE AN IMPRESSION TO EVERYBODY THAT HIS OBSERVATION ON THAT PARTICULAR AREA IS THE SAME FOR ALL THE OTHER AREAS. THE DISASTER AREA IS VAST , AND THAT IMPRESSION IS VERY STRONG. HE SHOULD HAVE STRESSED BETTER THAT IN OTHER AREAS, IT MAY BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. HE ASSUMED THAT SINCE IT WAS THE AIRPORT, HE SHOULD HAVE SEEN ALOT MORE GOVERNMENT ACTION ONGOING AND NOT JUST STAYING IN THE DESTROYED AIRPORT PREMISES.
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I think coz of corruption in philippines
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i think people who believe Corina are paid voters from her own husband lol! i love Philippines because, that is my country before i become a US citizen.. but the selfishness of our Government there makes me gag! they never work unless they are paid under the table… i experienced that back when i was there…
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Yes sure corruption
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I hope Mr. Cooper takes the position of US ambassador to the Philippines. Maybe then he can report back to the US government about the real corruption going on in Congress. I too feel that a lot of these problems stem from the fact that Mr. Cooper stepped on so many toes through his accurate reporting and the government solons don’t like it since it makes them look stupid. I don’t really think it is stupidity that I am questioning, but rather the greed that is being shown by some of our officials. As a lot of people here say, President Aquino is doing all he can with the limited help that he gets from others in government who only try to help in order to bolster their various agenda for the next election. I’m just sorry for him because he has not empowered himself to negate any and all corruption in his midst. I hope that by election time, the Filipino people will remember these agendas before they cast their ballots in the next election.
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Just wanted to say I agree with what you said Mary Guevara, simple, realistic & unbiased.
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I have been glued to the Internet following the aftermath wrath of Haiyan typhoon in the Philippines, following both Filipino media coverage and CNN Anderson Copper, and have felt the most informed by Anderson vs Sanchez. I’m not at all sorry if I have to take side even if I am Filipino. My vote goes gladly to Cooper!! I’m so impressed by how much information I’ve seen through his Ground Zero coverage interviewing both the foreign helpers and from the civilians who have lost many lives… They don’t lie in terms of how long it has taken for the Filipino government to respond, which just merely confirms Coopers observations. I applaud Cooper for walking on ground zero to continue to update us tirelessly and he himself sleep deprived to the core, while once I have not seen Sanchez walking on the same ground informing us. Filipinos have been known to always take their time, punctuality is rare in their vocabulary, but this is definitely one circumstance they need to be present first to attend to their citizens who are in dire need of assistance. Have they been relentless in their efforts to persuade people to evacuate in the first place then maybe some lives would have been saved. I will be one to mock the Filipino government foremost but that effort will be futile as they have always been slow to respond in everything, much more to come together in a concerted effort to even just provide a search & recover task the first 72 hours. Why not just be thankful for an informant such as Cooper to be present and tirelessly cover such grave reality and put the criticism aside for now.
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One of the greatest attributes Filipinos have is the Bayanihan Spirit. At these times of calamities in the Philippines, we need to put things in perspective. If you read the link below on Katrina report you will find that even with all the resources the US have it still took several days before actual help were deployed. In Kobe, it was in a small area. What these industrialized nations encountered were single events. Philippines has been ravaged with the earthquakes, typhoons from the north and now Yolanda not to mention the war in Zamboanga. I feel your frustrations but I assure you the Philippine government is doing what they can. Please, before we criticize, let’s just find ways to help. These reporters need to look in the mirror and ask themselves why they are there…ratings brings revenues. Let’s not kid ourselves. The initial crew for CNN were based out of Hong Kong and returned home the followiing day because of one member receiving lacerations on his leg. I am not making excuses for Philippine government but as much as I hate their greedy politicians, l am merely pointing out the difference objectively. I would hate to be in their positions right now. God Bless Philippines!!
Funny how Cooper asked where the help were then he explained later he walked three blocks down and saw people looking for their love ones then turned around and said he could not walk further due to debris blocking the roadway. He answered his own question. Debris needed to be cleared before help can be delivered. Military has to restore orders before they make any relief drop otherwise people will kill each other. Of course Obama will appoint him. CNN is Obama’s cronies. CNN is so inacurate and only good for entertainment not news worthy.
http://www.nola.com/katrina/viewhtml.ssf?%2Fkatrina%2Fblancodocs%2Fgovsresponse.html
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This actually looked like a serious comment (probably posted in the wrong website)…until I reached “of course Obama will appoint him..” and realized this guy is clearly not getting the point and is therefore an important part of what makes this website funny.
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hahaha…lmao. Read pls. This is SATIRE!
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Here’s a few facts. Filipinos are a proud people and really don’t like it when they are are embarrased or made a fool of. Filipinos would have gotten help from their government, eventually ( after a few weeks, corrupt politicians taking some of the much needed help). Cooper is a reporter, his job is to let us know what is happening at the scene. (And not much). The philippine government may have been working to get the much needed help, but lets face it, it was really too late for most victims. It was poorly executed/planned. And this my friends are the problem. If it wasn’t for Cooper reporting it, the world may have not gotten to know the real extent of the devastation. As for korina, as a member of the media; you should do your reporting at the scene. And as for the commentor thar said “cooper made pilipinos stupid”. U sir just made us look stupid by criticizing the person that put the word out to the entire world.
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i salute u sir anderson cooper! u doing great sir
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thank you so much Mr. cooper, i salute you.
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For those who don’t get it, this article is forewarned “Unbelievable News” so please don’t get carried away.
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PERHAPS CORINA IS ALSO WILLING TO BE THE AMBASSADOR TO US, HAHAHAHA
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that is a good one! hahahaha
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I just want to say let’s make …PEACE, amen! THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone….to the world…..who cares & donated soo much…..who volunteered…came to ground zero…. helped on the “depressing most difficult tasks job”HELPED US see better & move better proper ways on this time of disaster!
The comments are very interesting, admirable comments….funny, not funny words!
Let’s remember RESPECT, TACKFULNESS, ACCEPTANCE & HUMBLENESS (sorry but that Phil. needs help @ disaster time) …to be more careful of words you might regret later….what else?….be kind/hospitable “especially to those who came to ground zero so fast” to help out , one way or another…………
I love the Philippines & the great USA! It’s a wonderful world cuz of wonderful people in it!
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Anderson Cooper, Kudos to you! You deserve to be the ambassador to the Philippines. You seemed to care more than the most of the politicians and ‘stay inside the studio’ journalists. I don’t live in the Philippines anymore, we left after Cory Aquino became the president, but it still pains me the same when something like this tragedy happened to the country. It takes someone from the outside to see and boldly say the truth. Thank you.
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Med Equip!! I guess you are one of Korina Sanchez dog and maybe one of her previous love affair!! How many millions of corrupt money she pays you! You should be ashamed and look your self at the Mirror and see who you are! We’re more patriotic than you. We are here sacrificing in U.S working and far to our loves one so that we can send dollars to our family. You don’t know what you Are talking about! You can’t blame us if we believe and trust Mr Cooper than your Korina Sanchez because he have more Hearth and love to the people of the Philippines and he have dignity and not Corrupt!! Especially not a Lier!!!
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ginigising lang ni mr.cooper ang mga natutulog na mga pulitiko!c kita nyo dahil sa kanya ayon nagising lahat at nagsikilos na!
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If it were not for Andeson, who knows baka walang pang action ang government up to now…Ginising lang niya ang lahat sa katutuhanang nangyayari sa ground zero. Lamang siya dahil he has the whole world watching him. Ganyan ang government natin. Kong ang may reklamo local, walang action. But if it is from foreign agencies, action agad. Mahirap tangapin ang katutuhanan….The truth hurts.
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