Ruffy Biazon, a government official, writes what he thinks should be done soon: While the relief operations are ongoing and everyone is pitching in to lend a helping hand, there should be someone stepping back, taking a look at what has happened and study what went wrong, what should have been done and what to do to prevent the preventable, prepare for the inevitable and provide resources for the doable. 
Wakati shughuli za kutoa misaada zinaendelea na kila mtu ameingilia katika kutoa mkono wa msaada, mi muhimu pawepo na mtu amekaa nyuma, kuangalia nini kilichotokea na utafiti wa nini kilichokwenda mrama, kile kisichokwenda ipasavyo na nini cha kufanya ili kuzuia cha kuzuilika, kujiandaa kwa matukio yanayoweza kuepukika na kutoa rasilimali kwa yanayoweza kufanyika.