The Philippines came out with the highest storm index at 0.0370, followed by the Dominican Republic (0.0205), Jamaica and Haiti. Etched in the minds of each generation of Filipinos is a particular powerful typhoon. If typhoons and flooding have been our ancient curse, shouldn’t protecting our people from its consequences be the No. There is one case in which a country heroically overcame the curse of geography to define itself as a nation. Perhaps our conquest of the curse of the deluge, as the Dutch did, will finally define us as a nation.

Source: Manila Times November 15, 2020 16:13 UTC