President Marcos found the government's response to the effects of Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon sufficient as he directed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to focus on critical areas.

Marcos said this as he led a situation briefing to assess the situation at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Wednesday, July 24.

In his remarks, the President was satisfied with the government's response to the typhoon, saying they have learned from their previous mistakes.

"I think the response is okay. We just have to keep it up," he said.

"We'll continue monitoring it," he added.

The Chief Executive directed the DSWD to continue assisting those affected by the typhoon and to work with the OCD to focus on "critical areas."

"You (DSWD) work with the OCD so that you can focus your attention on those areas that we will have to service that are presently isolated," Marcos said.

"Importante yun kasi 'yang mga 'yan hindi na kumain ng ilang araw, eh. So, as soon as possible dapat naka-ready na yung ipapasaok natin because we know that they are the priority— critical ang situation na 'yan (This is important because they have not eaten for days. So as soon as possible, we have to be ready to come in because they are our priority. These are critical situations)," he added.

Marcos urged the OCD to quickly identify the critical areas.

"That's actually the most important because we have 96 areas that were affected, we don’t know where those are and where they are going to… So I think that’s another important figure, which communities," he said.

President Marcos likewise assured those outside evacuation centers that they would get the help they needed.

"We just make sure that they have everything that they need," he said.

The President said that they would visit the affected areas during the weekend should the forecast that the typhoon would have exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by that time hold up.

On early Wednesday, Marcos directed government agencies to swiftly assist those affected by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon as they continue to cause heavy rains and strong winds in Metro Manila and many other parts of the country.

According to the President, the government has provided P43.15 million in assistance to over 770,000 individuals affected by the southwest monsoon in Visayas and Mindanao over the past week.

As of Wednesday morning, the government has P2.88 billion worth of prepositioned aid and close to 4,500 personnel on standby for search, rescue, and retrieval operations.