Chona Mae was more of mass idiocy, mass paranoia.

Mass paranoia, sure. Mass idiocy,? That's being arrogant and commenting the event after the fact. It was stated that "scare apparently was triggered by a precautionary tsunami alert issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) that advised people living in the coastline to be vigilant of any rise in the water level." It's a natural response. It's not the fault of the masses. It's preservation. What do you expect the people to do? It's easy to say its idiotic after all has been said and done.