THE FLOODS WILL DRY. THE NEWS WILL FADE. AND THE CORRUPTION WILL CONTINUE - UNLESS FILIPINOS REFUSE TO FORGET

Every year, the Philippines drowns - not just in floodwater, but in the same recycled excuses from the same powerful people who swear they “did not know,” “will investigate,” or “will form a task force.”

We have heard these lines for decades. They are as predictable as the monsoon.

And now, as billions of pesos disappear into ghost projects and fake flood‑control systems, the country faces a question more dangerous than corruption itself:

What happens when Filipinos forget?

The Pattern is Old - and Deadly

History shows us the cycle clearly:

1. A scandal breaks.
2. Politicians deny everything.
3. Cameras roll, senators grandstand.
4. Investigations drag on.
5. Everyone gets distracted.
6. Nothing happens.
7. The next flood hits.
8. Repeat.

This isn’t governance.
This is performance.

And while officials rehearse the same script, Filipino families lose homes, savings, and futures.

The Real Crime: National Amnesia

The greatest weapon of corrupt officials is not influence, not power, not wealth - it’s our short memory.

Because Filipino outrage burns hot… but only for a moment.

A new trending topic comes. Another celebrity scandal emerges. Another political circus distracts the public. And suddenly the billions stolen yesterday are “old news.”

Corrupt officials don’t fear exposure.

They only fear a population that remembers.

The Floods are Preventable. The Forgetting is Not.

Think about it:

How many times have we heard of overpriced flood projects?
How many times have “priority investigations” disappeared into silence?
How many times have public officials walked away untouched, even promoted, after disasters that killed people?

The tragedy is not the water.
The tragedy is the indifference that comes after.

If We Forget Again, We Deserve the Next Flood

It’s a brutal truth no one wants to say out loud:
If the nation lets this story fade - if we choose comfort over accountability - then the next disaster will not be an accident. It will be the price of our silence.

And the officials stealing public funds today are counting on that silence. They rely on the natural Filipino instinct to “move on,” “let it pass,” “ayoko na ng stress.”

They know the pattern.
They have survived because of it.
And they will keep doing it until someone breaks it.

The Anger is Rising - And This Time, It Shouldn’t Die Down

Across the country, people are beginning to ask the uncomfortable question:
“How long will we allow this cycle to continue?”

Not because of politics.
Not because of parties.
But because the cost of forgetting is now measured in lives, homes, and entire futures swallowed by floods that were supposed to be prevented.

This moment cannot fade.
This outrage cannot expire.
This cycle cannot repeat - not if Filipinos decide that forgetting is no longer an option.