Deadly Earthquake in the Philippines Exposes Global Disaster Preparedness Gaps

The recent magnitude-6.9 earthquake off the coast of Bogo in Cebu Province, Philippines, has unleashed a human tragedy with dozens dead and many more injured or missing. Photographs from the scene show rescuers painstakingly searching through rubble, pulling survivors from collapsed buildings, while grieving families gather outside hospitals to identify loved ones lost to this devastating event. When Will the World Prioritize Real Preparedness Over Political Theater? Natural disasters like this Philippine quake remind us that no nation is immune to sudden catastrophe—but it also exposes glaring deficiencies in global and local emergency response structures. For hardworking citizens affected by...