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Over 4M individuals displaced by typhoon Odette- Año

Published Dec 28, 2021 11:45 am

A total of 4,200,000 individuals were affected by typhoon Odette, with almost 570,000 of them are now sheltered in the 1,179 evacuation centers being monitored by the concerned agencies, said Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año.

In a briefing with the President on Monday night, Dec. 27, Año reported that the government’s operation is now focused on the six regions, 14 provinces and 222 cities and municipalities severely affected by the typhoon.

He noted that these priority areas were provided with the appropriate responses specifically the and handing out of the government assistance to the distressed families.

“At makikita po natin sa mga ibang related incidents na dala po ng bagyo, mayroon pa pong 21 flooded areas, mayroon pa pong mga tulay at kalsada na sira, at mga seaports at airports na hindi pa po nagiging functional (We can see that in these related incidents brought by the typhoon, there are still 21 flooded areas, damaged bridge and roads and seaports and airports that remain unfunctional),’’ Año said.

From day one of the typhoon or even before the onset of the weather disturbance, Año noted that the uniformed personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have started the rescue operations in tandem with the “search and rescue’’ teams.

“Ang atin pong Philippine National Police, aside sa mga territorial forces ay mayroon pong 4,000 PNP personnel para sa search and rescue at reactionary standby support force (Our PNP aside from the territorial forces have 4,000 PNP personnel for the search and rescue and reactionary standby support force),’’ he added.

The DILG chief stated that 10,500 BFP personnel were on hand along with the deployment of fire trucks, rescue trucks and other equipment needed for the clearing operations while medical assistance, water rationing duties, clearing operation tasks and operation of open kitchens and conduct of feeding programs were provided by the bureau in the hard-hit areas.

“Ang ating Philippine National Police naman rin po in partnership with the AFP ay nagco-conduct ng Christmas Drop 2021 hanggang matapos po ang buwan na ito (Our PNP will also in partnership with the AFP are conducting a Christmas Drop 2021 up to the end of this month),’’ Año lamented.

On orders of the President, Año revealed that the DILG, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of National Defense (DND) met on Dec. 24 and came up with a Joint Memorandum Circular that will serve as guide to the ayuda (cash aid) distribution worth more or less P4 billion.

Based on the report of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Año disclosed that the budget will be released on Dec. 28 to the affected local government units (LGUs) that ensures that the ayuda will be received by the intended recipients.

Año added that the AFP and PNP will provide assistance in the monetary assistance distribution in the far-flung areas, specifically in the isolated places as some of them are still inaccessible due to the severe damage brought by the typhoon.

“At sisiguraduhin po namin, Mr. President, na ito (ayuda) ay makakarating sa ating mga kababayan. Mayroon din po tayong grievance mechanism and monitoring para kung saan puwedeng magreklamo po ‘yung mga kababayan na hindi makakatanggap (We will assure Mr. President that this will reach our countrymen. We also have a grievance mechanism and monitoring system where the recipients who fail to get their share can course their complaints),’’ Año said.

Año vowed that the cash distribution aid will be fully accounted for with the assurance that charges will be filed against those committing abusive and corrupt acts after thorough investigations are conducted.

“So sa amin pong estimate po ay within the week po makapagsisimula tayong magbigay ng cash assistance at tatapusin namin ito ng hindi po aabot ng 15 araw (So in our estimate, the cash assistance distribution will start this week and will be finished before 15 days),’’ Año noted. (Chito A. Chavez)

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