The San Juan City local government on Wednesday, August 2, provided financial aid to residents of Ilocos Norte who were adversely affected by Typhoon Egay and the enhanced habagat that caused billions of pesos of damage to agriculture and infrastructure.
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said the city government, through its City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, gave P1.5 million financial aid to the province that is currently under a State of Calamity since July 26.
Zamora added that he and Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc will meet at the San Juan City hall on Wednesday, August 2, to hand over the check to Manotoc as he affirmed the city's strong support to the province.
According to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Ilocos Norte, the province's infrastructure and agricultural damage reached P2.8 billion and P361 million, respectively, as of July 28.
The typhoon affected 233 barangays, almost 60,000 individuals, damaged almost 1,400 houses, and killed four persons.
The provincial government said it is conducting post-calamity relief operations and has airlifted relief items to an isolated town. Almost 8,500 relief packs have been distributed.
The Communications and Media Office (CMO) said 13.95 percent of the province has already recovered its electricity while 88.08 percent of its residents have regained access to water service.