The House Committee on Agriculture and Food will begin on November 24 the formal investigation into the massive flooding that submerged the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.
At the weekly “Ugnayan sa Batasan” media forum, committee chairman Quezon 1st District Rep. Mark Enverga, vowed to conduct a “clear, concise and factual hearing on this matter just to get to the bottom of the incident that led to the deaths of many residents in Luzon.
Bagong Henerasyon Rep. Bernadette Herrera also said the purpose of the investigation was to find facts that could lead to corrective actions, not to find fault.
“Hindi naman ito more of ‘sinong mas may kasalanan?’ Of course part of it is that, but most of it is we have to find out paano natin maiiwasan. What are the things we need to do in Congress to ensure, in aid of legislation, na maiwasan natin ang mga bagay na ito?” Herrera pointed out.
Herrera said that while natural disasters could not be prevented from happening, these are usually aggravated by man-made activities.
“It has been a perennial problem in the country—this is not the first time this has happened and it saddens me that we still have not come up with solutions to prevent all these from happening,” Herrera said.