Bea Gomez is heartbroken over the devastation caused by Typhoon Tino in several regions including her home province of Cebu, lamenting the billions of public funds that could have been used for flood control infrastructures.
Through her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the Cebuano beauty queen called for prayers for the typhoon victims, especially those in Cebu which was also previously struck by a strong earthquake.
Gomez showed the aftermath of the calamity, with houses, vehicles and residents submerged in floodwaters.
She then shared a Cebu Daily News report which details the billions-worth of flood control projects in Cebu.
‘Damages can occur during natural calamities but with this much budget, preventive measures could’ve been made,’ Gomez captioned her post.
‘Cebuanos prepared for this calamity, what else could have been done?’ she continued. ‘This is exactly why we demand for these kinds of projects because people can only do so much. The rest is up to the agencies responsible.’
Concluding her post, she exclaimed, ‘Pagkapait palandungon!’ (Napakapait isipin!) Gomez, who just recently got married, represented Cebu in her Miss Universe Philippines campaign in 2021, which she eventually won. She then went on to represent the country at the 70th edition of the Miss Universe that same year, finishing in the Top 5.
Celebs call for prayers
Other celebrities including Angel Locsin and Anne Curtis sent prayers for typhoon victims via their respective X pages.
‘Are we all thinking the same – is it just because of the rain, or because something could’ve been done to prevent it?’ Locsin said.
‘Hope authorities look into this as well so it doesn’t happen again. Wishing our kababayans a quick recovery and safer days ahead,’ she added.
Not another one ??Hoping everyone in Cebu is safe.Are we all thinking the same – is it just because of the rain, or because something could’ve been done to prevent it?Hope authorities look into this as well so it doesn’t happen again.Wishing our kababayans a quick recoveryActress-beauty queen Winwyn Marquez, meanwhile, aired her dismay over the prolonged investigations on the alleged anomalous flood control projects while calamities affect Filipino people.
‘May bagyo nanaman pero (There is a typhoon again but) no one is being held accountable pa din. Pag nagbaha nanaman (When the floods rise again), what will they say this time?’ she wrote via her Instagram Stories. ‘While everyone keeps pointing fingers over these so-called flood control projects, has anything actually been done to truly help?’ Typhoon Tino wreaked havoc in several regions in the country, with the flooding killing more than 50 and displacing hundreds of thousands of Filipinos.
As per Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Wednesday morning, Typhoon Tino made its seventh landfall in Batas Island, Palawan