The day PNoy came to the city last week was the 40th day of Sendong. Christians hold this day significant and special prayers are said for the soul that passed away 40 days before.
What makes it significant is based on some Biblical events, like the 40 days that Jesus fasted in the desert. We also have the 40days of lent and the 40 days of Easter.
Buddha was said to have reached enlightenment after meditating for 40 days under the Bodhi Tree, Prophet Muhammad received his first revelations at the age of 40, and it rained for 40 days and 40 nights during the Great Flood.
Earlier that day a Mass was said at Calacala where several lives were lost and in the evening mass and a candlelight ceremony was held at the Kagay-an Bridge.
The 40th day of Sendong however was not just to pray for the dead but also a new beginning for communities destroyed by the flood. Xavier University had their Xavier Ecoville in Lumbia blessed and the Calaanan relocation checked by the president.
The ceremonies tell us that we should never forget the Sendong incident. We should continue to pray for the dead who are victims of neglect and inaction by our government.
We should always be reminded of it so as to remind people in government that what happened should never happen again.
We still have to see the result of the investigation that PNoy ordered in his first visit here after the incident. There were rumors that PNoy was going to serve suspension orders in his visit here last week but nothing of this sort happened.
We can no longer allow these people to run the city at the expense of the lives of the people while the sit around in their offices smoking their favorite cigarettes.
We need to pray too for the city too, that we will no longer experience such devastating catastrophes and may we be protected from the inaction of our officials.
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