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On Monday, Super Typhoon Karding-affected communities in Nueva Ecija and Aurora were ordered by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to receive more fuel-powered generators for deployment.

DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla revealed during a situation briefing with senior government officials at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) headquarters in Quezon City that in addition to Nueva Ecija and Aurora, other provinces experiencing issues with the supply of electricity include Tarlac, Zambales, Pampanga, and Quezon.

Although the typhoon spared the main generation plants, numerous localities remain without electricity, according to Lotilla.

For his part, Marcos admitted that it would take some time before power is fully restored and instructed the DOE to implement “stopgap measures,” including deploying more fuel-powered generators.

“I believe we will just have to wait for the power. “Because the assessment of power networks is hard, it’s too early for us to,” said Marcos. “Kasi more complicated ang assessment ng power network kaysa sa mga ibang ano.

He said we need to send them power, “but as a response already, since I’ve already recognized that the entirety of Nueva Ecija and the entirety of Aurora have no power.

To avert widespread flooding, Marcos also urged the National Irrigation Administration and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System to exercise prudence when releasing water from the Ipo and Magat dams.

Inyo mabuti bantayan (Keep a good eye on them). We don’t want a situation to arise when two people release water in a problem location without giving prior notice to the impacted areas (i.e., where they both released water without giving prior notice to the affected areas). You need to be quite cautious about that, he advised.

Due to Typhoon Ulysses’ extensive flooding, the province of Cagayan declared a disaster in November 2020.

According to reports, the “worst flood” to affect Cagayan Valley in forty years occurred there.

centers for permanent evacuation

Erwin Tulfo, secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), suggested establishing permanent evacuation camps apart from schools during the same press conference.

Any municipality, he continued, “truly has to establish an evacuation center, especially in every flood-prone area.”

Tulfo’s suggestion was deemed to be an “excellent point” by Marcos. He then requested that he conduct “short research” to determine how long it takes for displaced people to return to their houses after they have been partially or destroyed by typhoon-related rain and winds.

Tulfo responded by stating that after getting assistance from the DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program, it takes them about three to four days to rebuild partially destroyed dwellings.

The DSWD Central Office (CO), Field Offices (FOs), and National Resource Operations Center (NROC) have backup cash and stockpiles totaling more than PHP1.6 billion as of 6 a.m. Sunday.

The CO and FOs have PHP600.4 million in standby money available out of this total.

The DSWD possesses 548,889 family food packs worth more than PHP327 million, PHP174 million in other food products, and PHP502 million in food and non-food items.

good planning

In the meantime, Marcos stressed the importance of early collaboration between the national and local administrations, particularly during evacuation attempts, to avoid unfavorable situations.

“I believe that the planning we did all day yesterday, simply making sure everything was ready, helped us be prepared for anything that might occur. You could believe we went overboard, but when it comes to disasters, there is no such thing as overkill. Tama ‘to (That’s correct), arrange everything. The saying “Too much is better than too little” was used by him.

He praised local officials’ “excellent job” in providing updates on the situation and outlining the necessary actions.

The local government units (LGUs) performed a fantastic job of outlining the situation, what must be done, and an action plan (what the plan is). This is an excellent example of how that can truly help, in my opinion. Therefore, it will always be our strategy, he stated.

“Since we’ve done this so frequently, we know what needs to be done; all that’s left to do is execute it. It all boils down to coordination, he continued.

Marcos also promised that until the majority of displaced people could safely return to their homes, neither the national nor local governments would relent.

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