SINCE it turned out to be the highlight of most people's week — and not in a good way — before I take on the subject I intended for this column, allow me to share a few observations about Wednesday morning's earthquake and its aftermath.
From what was observable in the news and confirmed by a few first-hand reports from the affected areas, those most impacted by it, the people of Northern Luzon and the government agencies in the area, responded admirably to it. Obviously it was (and still is) a challenging situation, but the impression is that the response was faster and more effective than we have been accustomed to seeing, particularly when compared with the most recent similar calamity, the earthquake that hit Central Luzon in April 2019.
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