Instant food (especially those with very long expiry dates; yes, not healthy, but…)
Drinking water.
Traditional radios. (Preferably ones that can be recharged so you can reserve your batteries for other purposes.)
Two-way radios (a.k.a. walkie-talkie).
Backpacks, belt bags.
Maps and compass. Do you also know how to read maps and use a compass?
Escape routes.
Do you know which places were marked for emergencies?
Some of the people I know also have generators, gas, and bunkers already. Yes, bunkers in the Philippines (oh, and guns, really).
Don't rely on electronic gadgets. The first things to go fast are electricity supply and communication network.
Remember there are 3 major fault lines in Luzon.
East Valley Fault System
West Valley Fault System (100+ km long; from Angat Dam to Luzon-Batangas boundary)
Manila Trench. On the West Philippine Sea, running from Northern Luzon to near Mindoro Island.
We haven't even considered the 1,200-km Philippine Fault System (which itself is major too, but we rarely hear about it). It runs from Northern Luzon to Southern Mindanao.
Then the currently unstable and volatile China issue, which, as I've talked about previously, can easily turn into a major regional or world war.
See #Makati in the attached map in the post above? That's where we live, and work.
According to the #PHIVOLCS FaultFinder app, we are only 5.2 km away (straight line) from the nearest West Valley Fault System.
I can easily run 5 km between 50 and 60 min (in 2020, I can do 5 for 35 to 40 min)). That's how close we are. (And it is my major reason why I avoid working in Taguig and Pasig, again.)
Not to mention, the type of soil underneath our cities, and liquefaction, also matter big time. (It affects the “intensity” of an earthquake, which is different from “magnitude”.)
We can't just leave. Where else should we go? Forget about the other natural disasters, earthquakes have recently occurred in places initially thought of should not have any; or at least have no recorded earthquake or oral history. It can happen anywhere.
Dumarami ang pumupunta ngayon sa “Reading Club 2000” na isang public #library na itinayo ng 72-anyos na si Hernando "Mang Nanie" Guanlao sa Balagtas Street, Brgy. La Paz, #Makati City.
Can anyone recommend a good vet in the Mandaluyong/Rockwell area? I’ve been to Biyaya as they are pretty close, but the doctors there are not that friendly and my cats got fleas the last time they were there.
It looks like @pinoy|s around #Makati will be enjoying car-free Sunday mornings along Ayala Avenue, and around Ayala Triangle for the month of September.
This bodes well for local communities, pedestrians and @padyak enthusiasts, and maybe a good time to explore what remains of Makati's #bicycle lanes.