REFUGEES FROM RISING SEA LEVELS

REFUGEES FROM RISING SEA LEVELS At first, I thought that refugees from areas affected by climate change and rising sea levels can only be found abroad, and not here in the Philippines. To my surprise, I found out that there are already some islands that are already threatened, and some are already affected by it. I am referring to Tubigon, Bohol and some nearby islands. Typical of many Filipino communities, the people who live in these islands may have already gotten used to the perennial floods in their homes and in their streets, perhaps not even realizing that sooner or later, their islands could be completely engulfed or swallowed by rising sea waters. But who knows when the waters will finally rise to critical levels? And who is keeping watch? Does the government know? Is the government keeping watch? If the answer is yes, which agency is keeping watch? Is it the DRRMC? The DND? The DENR? Or the BFAR? Or the Philippine Coast Guard? Or perhaps even the Philippine Navy? I dread to see the day when a disaster would happen over there, and the outcome would just be a lot of finger-pointing and blame throwing as to who is responsible as the lead agency, so to speak. That is the reason why we should know who that agency is, as soon as possible. And is there a timetable or a timeframe as to when an evacuation should already happen at the soonest? IKE SENERES/04-30-2024