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Gov’t on top of situation amid #KristinePH onslaught
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10/24/2024
Gov’t on top of situation amid #KristinePH onslaught
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The government has been working around the clock to ensure all the necessary assistance are provided
00:05
to those severely affected by the latest weather disturbance.
00:08
Here to give us an update about the steps being taken by the Marcos administration
00:13
is the Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonathan Victor John Vic Rimulya.
00:18
Good evening, Secretary Rimulya.
00:21
It's Juanito Victor, not Jonathan.
00:25
Good evening, good evening to all of you.
00:26
Good evening, Secretary John Vic.
00:28
Sir, what provinces are currently being hit hard by the severe tropical storm, Christine,
00:33
and what is the Chief Executive's directive to you and to the governors as well?
00:38
Well, the hardest hit yesterday, and yesterday was the Bicol region and up to the Barum area.
00:47
Today, the hardest hit were Region 4, specifically Cavite and Laguna,
00:53
where now a total, not only in the total, in totality of the Philippines,
00:57
over a million families have been affected with, let me get an exact number, with,
01:09
wait, I have the exact number here, with 5,097 evacuation centers and 160,000 plus families
01:21
already inside evacuation centers.
01:24
The President has directed to exert all efforts necessary in order for relief efforts to arrive.
01:30
However, we are hampered by the current situation of
01:35
the floods, especially in the Bicol region.
01:38
Cavite is also hit hard, especially in the coastal areas of Noveleta and Rosario and
01:43
parts of General Trias, but I think that we will – it is being handled as we speak.
01:50
The President has also instructed that standby field hospitals be ready in case that the
01:56
hospitals, especially in the Naga region, cannot handle the current load.
02:00
As of present, we have made an accounting of the hospital beds'
02:04
capacity, and it is still within capacity of the province.
02:07
The DOH is on standby to airlift the hospital there, as well as the relief goods from the DSODD.
02:14
Secretary Romulia, speaking of beds, what are the field medical hospitals
02:18
ordered by the President, and where are these?
02:22
These are here in NCR.
02:23
We have three of them, which are accredited by the United Nations as field-ready.
02:30
They are tested already, and they are of international standards.
02:34
We are actually one of the few countries who are already ready with these hospitals,
02:38
and we have to commend the DOH for preparing these.
02:41
Secretary John Wick, how many evacuation centers are there currently, and can you tell us
02:45
the number of individuals who are presently staying in these centers?
02:50
As of last count, there were 5,097 evacuation centers with over 166,000 families
02:57
already occupying them.
03:00
However, we must state that more than a million families were affected by these storms,
03:05
and that's not a complete accounting yet.
03:07
That is only as of 7 p.m.
03:09
As we speak, Laguna and Quezon are being hit hard by the
03:14
rains, and we still have to get the full accounting.
03:17
Secretary John Wick, can you ask what is the situation now in the affected regions?
03:23
The regions of Naga and up to the storms have already exited as of I think 6 p.m.
03:34
The Iota storm has exited off, I think, La Union or Ilocos Sur.
03:44
But the rain still persists in the area, especially here in the areas of Region 4
03:49
and Bataan and Zambales.
03:52
So we will have a full accounting by around 12 p.m.,
03:56
and I think tomorrow the relief efforts will go on full blast.
04:00
That's good to hear, Secretary.
04:01
What is the government's main intervention now as we deal with this typhoon, Secretary?
04:08
Well, the main interventions are already in place.
04:12
We have to commend the DSWG Secretary for preparing very well.
04:15
The relief goods were prepositioned before the storm happened.
04:21
The only hindering factor really were the high floodwaters,
04:24
because that's why we couldn't get to them in a timely manner.
04:27
However, this should serve as a lesson to all of us,
04:29
to prepare our budgets for next year to have a readiness program.
04:34
In this kind of situation where history has taught us lessons over and over again,
04:41
we must be ready all the time,
04:42
and we must have the physical capacities present even before the storm hits.
04:48
So my department is looking into pouring a lot of resources into disaster prevention
04:55
and mitigating efforts for the next year's series of storms.
05:02
Good evening, Secretary Remulia.
05:04
This is Princess.
05:04
Assalamualaikum.
05:05
We would like to know also, on the other hand,
05:08
what specific instructions did President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. give you?
05:14
He instructed me to get a full accounting of what is happening in all the local government units.
05:20
Our field offices have been in touch.
05:22
He also asked me to make sure that the intervention of the national government
05:27
is put in a timely manner.
05:29
We must commend the OCD.
05:31
They've been doing a great job.
05:32
Also, the DDWH, also the Department of Health.
05:36
Everyone is working together as a team,
05:38
and we have to commend all the secretaries for doing a great job.
05:41
That's nice to hear, Secretary.
05:43
Now, can we say that the government has also provided assistance
05:46
to almost everyone who needs help?
05:49
Everyone who needs help will get the help.
05:52
Unfortunately, to say now that they have gotten it is an overstatement.
05:57
As I said earlier, we are hampered by the high floodwaters,
06:01
but we assure everyone that anyone who needs help will get the help,
06:06
and everyone who deserves the help will surely get it.
06:10
Thank you so much.
06:11
Thank you so much for the update, DILG Secretary John Dick Remulia.
06:14
Have a good evening.
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