(photo from San Mateo Public Information Office)
The national government and local government units (LGUs) have been distributing food packs to flood-affected families that are still in evacuation centers in Rizal Province.
In San Mateo, the day was spent by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and other national government agencies, distributing food packs to residents who were seeking temporary shelter in various evacuation centers in the town.
In San Mateo alone, around 11,429 individuals were displaced due to flooding caused by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon in the past few days.
In the presence of President Marcos, Jr, Rizal Governor Nina Ricci Ynares and several municipal mayors in the province gave a briefing on the effect of the weather condition in their respective localities during a command conference, which was also attended by frontline national government agencies, at the San Mateo Elementary School, Friday morning, July 26.
Rizal Gov. Nina Ricci Ynares (left) listens during a meeting with President Marcos, Jr. in San Mateo on July 26 (photo from Facebook page of San Mateo Public Information Office)
Municipalities of San Mateo, Rodriguez, Cainta, Taytay, Morong, and Angono declared a state of calamity in their respective localities following the massive flooding.
Statistics obtained from the Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) showed that there were 22,725 individuals or 5,796 families that were seeking temporary shelter in various evacuation centers in the province as of 9 p.m. on July 26.
Casualties included seven persons dead and six individuals injured as per PPO data.
(photo from San Mateo Municipal Government's Facebook page)
In Tanay, the office of Mayor Rafael Tanjuatco said the Office of Civil Defense led the airlifting of relief goods to residents affected by flood in Barangay Sta. Ines, an upland community in the municipality, upon the directive of President Marcos.
The Tanay local government also distributed food packs to the displaced residents in other areas in the municipality, according to Municipal Administrator Jeff Pino.
In Binangonan, the office of Mayor Cesar Ynares said several families were also displaced, but as of 9 p.m. most of the evacuees returned to their homes except for a family in Barangay Pag-Asa.
Municipal Administrator Russel Ynares led social welfare office personnel in distributing food packs to the flood-stricken residents in the evacuation centers.
Food packs distribution will continue, according to the respective local government units, as long as the evacuation centers remain occupied.