00:00The government will now be able to provide 1.1 billion pesos in aid to those affected by the typhoon.
00:06According to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the assistance will continue, especially in the Bicol Region.
00:12Floyd Brems of PTV Manila has the latest on the situation in the country.
00:18The assistance for the Bicol Region continues to arrive.
00:21Yesterday, eight trucks arrived from Visayas Disaster Resource Center with a total of 13,600 family food packs.
00:29At the same time, 5,000 family food packs were sent to the town of Bulansa, Sorsogon, and the town of Bombon, Camarinesur, as additional assistance.
00:38Meanwhile, additional sleeping kits were received for those who lost their homes in San Miguel, Bula, Camarinesur, which is one of the most severely affected areas.
00:47This Saturday, 23,000 food packs arrived in Legazpi City from the DSWD Visayas Disaster Resource Center in Cebu City.
00:57With the assistance of the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing and the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing,
01:03members of the Philippine Air Force were also able to deliver more than 200 family kits and 300 family food packs to Batangas.
01:11In Batanes, additional 5,500 family food packs were sent to our countrymen who were affected by the Leyon Tsunami in Batanes.
01:19This was transported by the BRP Gabriel Silang of the Philippine Coast Guard, which arrived yesterday at Basco Port in Batanes.
01:27The assistance was intended to be distributed to different municipalities in the island provinces of Batanes.
01:33Meanwhile, with the help of the Philippine Coast Guard, the clearing operation in Batanes became faster,
01:38where the national and provincial roads were specifically targeted to be able to pass immediately.
01:44The government provided more than P1 billion pesos worth of assistance to the families affected by the recent typhoons, according to the Presidential Communications Office.
01:53The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the Department of Public Works and Highways
01:59will continue to clean the roads and remove debris from the canals that were affected by the severe tropical storm Christine and Typhoon Leyon.
02:07According to the latest NDRRMC data, the number of deaths reached 150 due to the Leyon and Christine typhoons.
02:16The NDRRMC also reported that almost 8 million people were affected by the so-called typhoons.
