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Gov't provides P4.1-M aid to 'Paeng' victims

Published Oct 29, 2022 11:08 am

Funding worth P4.1 million has been released to bankroll the emergency assistance for the families affected by Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng”.

Disaster officials of the Bangsamoro Government are closely monitoring the situation in Cotabato City and other flood-affected areas in BARMM caused by Typhoon “Paeng”. (Photo by BARMM Government)

Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil disclosed this on Saturday, Oct. 29, as the severe storm battered Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has been in “constant communication with different government agencies” to ensure “sufficient resource augmentation to support local government units (LGUs)” in the affected areas, she said.

“The President has instructed national government agencies to assist the BARMM in its relief and rescue operations,” she added, noting the recent flooding in Maguindanao.

Paeng made landfall past midnight in Camarines Sur as the typhoon is expected to bring heavy rains and winds to Metro Manila and neighboring provinces later today, Oct. 29.

READ: ‘Paeng’ intensifies into severe tropical storm; Signal No. 3 raised in 4 Luzon areas

Latest reports showed there were 280 houses damaged in Region 6, Region 7, Region 11, Region 12, CARAGA, and BARMM.

It was the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), LGUs, and other partners that have provided the P4.1-million worth of assistance to typhoon victims.

The government has an available overall relief resources of P1.5 billion with P445.2 million standby funds and quick response fund (QRF), according to the DSWD.

The agency also has more than P1 billion worth of stockpiles ready to be distributed.

The DSWD said there are 97,206 families affected by the tropical storm in multiple regions, with 12,304 families already sheltering in evacuation centers.

In a Twitter post, Marcos assured that the relevant government agencies—the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA)—are on “standby for rescue operations”, DSWD has pre-positioned food and non-food items to high-risk areas, and OCD (Office of Civil Defense) has deployed its assets for transportation and clearing operations.”

READ: PBBM reminds public: Take precaution amid ‘Paeng’ onslaught

The President is set to preside a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) at 2 p.m. today.

“Everyone is advised to stay alert and take all precautionary measures to stay safe,” Garafil said.



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