A typhoon response facility worth P50 million will soon be built in flood-prone Marikina City to enable a quicker response by authorities in times of calamities, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) bared Tuesday, May 9.

(Photo: PCG)

The PCG Building and Typhoon Response Facility will be funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways – United Project Management Office – Flood Control Management Cluster (DPWH-UPMO-FCMC). 

Rear Admiral Hostillo Arturo Cornelio, commander of PCG District National Capital Region – Central Luzon (NCR-CL), visited Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro recently to discuss the establishment of the facility.

Cornelio said the facility will be built as part of the disaster response preparations of the PCG NCR-CL ahead of the typhoon season in the mid to latter part of the year.

“This will allow the PCG to respond quickly in Marikina City during the typhoon season. This will be a strategic platform of waterborne search and rescue operations readily made available, as deemed necessary by the Marikeños," he stated.

Further, Cornelio also offered to Teodoro the PCG NCR-CL’s K9 team as part of security management augmentation during important events in the city. 

He also reiterated the capability of the PCG in terms of water quality monitoring in Marikina River since the body of water was found to dwell fish and other marine inhabitants.