Earthquake in the Philippines, Motivating a Scientific Response

General Physics is a supporter of UNHCR and MSF, two organizations that help countries without the idea of borders or independent nations. Scientists at the organization are responsible and conscientious, motivating a desire to improve the situation on the ground with a combination of manpower and funding. The pay to play attitude in addition to the philosophy of reconstruction -- an appetite for construction -- leads to the natural ideal of building a future where humanity can withstand the onslaught of natural disasters. Although our focus is fusion, supergrid, shipbuilding, and biophysics, the consensus reality is that we need to meet the needs of the interface. We have to pivot, expand our goals, serve the community, and move to the problem area. Meeting the demands of earthquake care requires first response, agreement of construction teams, and then a rebuilding effort to secure next generation goals for suitable housing and infrastructure. Essentially, the community must rebuild with foresight and accurate civil engineering standards for a future of consensus engineering doctrine.

First response requires teams to find the injured or casualties and apply first aid. Then hospitals, tents, service centers, communication infrastructure, and basic humanitarian needs have to be met. It is a totality of efficient effort that leads to an adequate response.

Is there some question of terrestrial stability, a connectionist approach to finding local equilibria that implies there is something more than human factors at play? What can be said of the metaphysical? In all likelihood, the nature of earthquakes and natural disasters is random and not correlated to anything. This being said, it is possible that there are preventative measure that can be taken to mitigate the severity of disasters.

Responding to an earthquake requires adhering to a strict chronological timeline or sequence. Moving too quickly can lead to wasted resources. First, life safety and stabilization must occur. Save trapped or isolated individuals. Set up triage zones. Manage downed power lines and stop gas leaks. Prevent fires. Then distribute water, blankets and set up shelters for residents.

Once the initial recovery and rescue phase is finished, the short term infrastructure phase can commence. Red tagging (unsafe), yellow tagging (restricted access), and green labeling (safe) should be done to ensure safe return to normalcy. Clearing debris and allowing utility vehicles to move about should follow. Transitioning people from emergency relief to temporary shelters should also be done.

Mid term and social stabilization follows. Financial assistance, like emergency debit cards preloaded with funds, business loans, and basic support of firms is needed. Mental health services and psychological services are also necessary.

Finally, retrofitting, civil engineering against future disasters, and mitigating hazard zones needs to be done. Land use planning is important. Build back better. Create infrastructure for generations.

It all requires data centralization, organizational planning, and a supply chain focus. General Physics will support the needs of the global community in any way it can.