Marikina is one of the city that Philippines should be proud for. Fernandos coined Marikina as “The Little Singapore” and “The City in the Pink of Health” for it’s effective governance.

During my elementary years, Bayani Fernando included “Marikina” in our HEKASI (Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika) subject. I still remember Marikina’s motto: Discipline, Good Taste, and Excellence and quote about garbage, Mumunting basura, ibulsa muna.

In front of Marikina Postal Office.

I can say that Marikina is nearly a perfect city but geographically at risk of dangerous natural calamities such as earthquake and massive flood.

According to our History teacher, Marikina is a valley. A low land which lies between high areas of Sierra Madre (east) and Quezon City (west). Cainta and Pasig are also part of this valley.

September 26, 2009, Saturday. I woke up at 2:45 PM, went downstairs and irritated by wet floor. It was raining hard and nobody was there. I went to 1st floor with flood above the knee and shocked that they are transferring our computers to the 2nd floor.

Taken at 3:28PM. Flood is about 5 feet.

We are so busy transferring our things from 1st floor to 2nd floor. It’s too late before we found out our neighbor in front of our house, was not able to save any single thing except from themselves. Flood really goes up so fast. Continue reading »