What happened, happened

Tino, in his watery fury last November 4, dropped, as reported, up to a month’s worth of rain in just an hour that resulted in widespread flooding in the Metro Cebu area. With all the precautions and preparations, ghosts or actual projects in place, it is impossible to control flashfloods that cover rooftops in just minutes. This day will forever be recorded as one of Cebu’s most infamous dates.

- Bobby Motus [e-mail]

From news outlets, graphic and heartbreaking scenes of devastation, the agony and misery of those affected were posted for all the world to see. With social media at its finest, these images and videos were instantly posted. Many things were said (and still are), mostly nasty, directed at officials who were missing from their locality when the calamity struck.