This was my write-up that won first place in the editorial writing category during the Division Schools Press Conference last September 30-October 2, 2009 at our school. It goes like this:
It has been four days since the country witnessed a catastrophe that blighted-and still blighting-homes and lives. Four days since typhoon Ondoy made a mark in history as one of the worst disasters the Philippines has ever witnessed.
According to scientists, typhoons are natural and they function as cleaners of the dirty parts of planet Earth. But the question that is haunting every mind is this: why was Ondoy's impact so devastating?
Remember that the area Ondoy struck was of an urban type. Urban people prioritize work above anything else, hence they do not have time to clean their surroundings and they just throw their garbage anywhere. Furthermore, cities are the breeding grounds of the various branches of technology, hence lots of inventions, such as vehicles and sprays, are very much present. These products may bring convenience to man, but they do also have harmful effects. Too much carbon dioxide can create a very warm atmosphere, resulting in the so-called "global warming".
Many environmentalists agree that climate change is indeed the culprit. Typhoon Ondoy could have passed naturally and harmed only a few, but it is because of climate change that the said typhoon really brought intense damage to properties and families.
Typhoon Ondoy can be considered an intense wake-up call for people to move and start the first step in caring for Mother Nature. Indeed, if man destroys, man must also restore. For sure, we do not want this tragedy to happen again, especially that another typhoon, Pepeng, is about to come. If we do not act and make the first move to restore the environment, who else will?
It has been four days since the country witnessed a catastrophe that blighted-and still blighting-homes and lives. Four days since typhoon Ondoy made a mark in history as one of the worst disasters the Philippines has ever witnessed.
According to scientists, typhoons are natural and they function as cleaners of the dirty parts of planet Earth. But the question that is haunting every mind is this: why was Ondoy's impact so devastating?
Remember that the area Ondoy struck was of an urban type. Urban people prioritize work above anything else, hence they do not have time to clean their surroundings and they just throw their garbage anywhere. Furthermore, cities are the breeding grounds of the various branches of technology, hence lots of inventions, such as vehicles and sprays, are very much present. These products may bring convenience to man, but they do also have harmful effects. Too much carbon dioxide can create a very warm atmosphere, resulting in the so-called "global warming".
Many environmentalists agree that climate change is indeed the culprit. Typhoon Ondoy could have passed naturally and harmed only a few, but it is because of climate change that the said typhoon really brought intense damage to properties and families.
Typhoon Ondoy can be considered an intense wake-up call for people to move and start the first step in caring for Mother Nature. Indeed, if man destroys, man must also restore. For sure, we do not want this tragedy to happen again, especially that another typhoon, Pepeng, is about to come. If we do not act and make the first move to restore the environment, who else will?
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