Galedo two laps away from Ronda International 2014 Championship?

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From Philstar February 15, 2014

Mark Galedo of 7 - 11 team the overall leader of LBC Ronda Pilipinas International biking competition maintained his Red Jersey standing at the finish yesterday at Clark Freeport zone in Angeles City.  Thus, instead of red roses he gave his lovely wife Red Jersey instead.   Today takes them to 13th stage 149.1 km  with  hill climbs at Morong Bataan. (Category 3 and 4 Climbs)  Sunday is 89.1 km  criterium at Marikina City

Galedo came in 7th in a group   in the the relatively flat157 km lap from Agoo La Union 3:30: 59.   He stuck to his strategy of keeping close to his opponents.   He grabbed the lead from Sandy Barranechea of Phil Navy from Antipolo to Lucena at the 6th stage and never relinquished. the lead.

His total time stands at 40:21:26.   A major accident can only prevent Galedo from making a peat.

His opponent  Ramon Lapaza # 2 Pouly  #3  had times  40:23:24;  and 40:24:  54.

7 11 whose whose team manager is Bong Sual is at number 1.  We know Bong Sual personally. He is from Taytay and a major supplier of 7 -11

Do you think, we who run only 30 kph join Ronda in 2015?  Maybe they should have this type of Ronda in 2015 for categories like this

The Cebu and Bohol earthquake should spur us to prepare in case earthquake of same magnitude hits MM

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 3/18 scenarios
Primer on Bohol Earthquake last October 15 2013

Is Metro Manila prepared for an earthquake for an intensity as what hit Bohol last Tuesday.  There has been various estimates but they all agree that casualties and damages especially to buildings will be great.  We all know that MM lies along a major fault (the Marikina fault and its extends all the way to Rizal and even Alabang)  It is difficult to understand why despite this knowledge building officials gave permits to high rise (approaching and beyond 50 stories)  I hope they have been designed to withstand earthquakes of 7 or more in magnitude.

As early as June 8, 2013 an article was written in Inquirer which says that 38,000 will be killed and 100,000 will be injured, roads will be impassable, there will be fires, and the MoA area will be a mass grave.  This was what MM Chair Francis Tolentino told PMA President Leo Olarte in a closed meeting as MMDA prepares for MM earthquake which goes through a 200 year cycle (it is due).  The preparation is called OMY (oplan metro yakal).  This is due to the proximity to West Valley fault which has a story of powerful quakes in the past

It will damage 13% of the 170,000 residential buildings and render more 1.2 million people homeless.  It can damage 20% of the govt hospitals, building and facilities.

 The earthquake will divide MM into four regions

 


Are we prepared;  are we ready.  As the Bible says, we do not know the time and hour of the day.



The Philstar article yesterday on the other hand, basing on the 2004 study made by JICA entitled MMEIR (Metro Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction) said 50,000 will be killed.  It also said 40% of the residential buildings will be affected:  170,000 houses will collapse and 340,000 will be damaged. JICA painted 18 scenarios

Are you afraid?  Are you prepared?