Fearless Five
MEDIUM RARE
A radio commentator was the first to prick the conscience of residents of a barangay in San Miguel, Bulacan who “did not want to be rescued” and as a result caused the death, though inadvertently, of five volunteers who had braved the cold dark rainy night to save them.
What do you do when your mission is to save lives but the would-be victims refuse to leave their homes out of fear of the rising flood waters, the unknown? As the commentator lamented, addressing the subjects of the rescue op that was not to be, “If you had followed instructions to evacuate when there was time, we would not have los
