As Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon continued to shower rains and submerge different parts of the country in floodwater, President Marcos has directed the Department of Health (DOH) to deploy doctors and provide medical assistance in the evacuation centers to ensure the health conditions of the evacuees.

In a situation briefing in Malacañang on Thursday, July 25, Marcos told the DOH to ensure that evacuation centers are equipped with mobile clinics to check on the condition of the children and the elderly.

“Kailangan mayroon silang clinic sa bawat evacuation center, or at least may umiikot na medical team (There has to be a clinic in each evacuation center, or at least a roving medical team)," he said.

“Kahit na yung mga BHWs lang nila muna… hanggang makarating ang doctors dun. Mag-assess lang sila (Before the doctors get there, the barangay health workers should assess) that everybody is okay. Anybody is in need of immediate help,” he added.

The President emphasized that doctors should be immediately deployed to the evacuation centers to provide prescriptions for elderlies who need their maintenance medicines.

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said around 189,014 families or 910,536 individuals were affected by Carina while 123,992 families or 612,961 individuals took shelter in various evacuation centers.

Records also showed that 13 individuals perished while two were reported injured and two are missing.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned a total of 360,228 family food packs as of 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, to its field offices and different local government units (LGUs) affected by the super typhoon.

Of the figure, 39,038 were pre-positioned or distributed to the National Capital Region (NCR); 171,467 to Central Luzon; 90,957 to Calabarzon; 38,766 to Mimaropa; and 20,000 to the Bicol region.