Statement

Statement of the President



We have been tirelessly and urgently working towards the immediate deployment of relief, recovery, and rehabilitation amidst the severe devastation caused by Typhoon Kristine (Trami) in the Bicol Region.

Lahat ng mapagkukunan ng inyong pambansang pamahalaan ay inilaan upang ipaabot bilang kinakailangan na tulong, tungo sa mabilisang pagbalik ng normal na kondisyon at pamumuhay sa mga apektadong lugar.

We are now intensifying, as well, preparations as this generational typhoon makes its way to Southern Tagalog, and barrels towards Northern Luzon. Our priority there is to mitigate the damage it may cause, evacuate those living in hazardous areas, and to preposition necessary goods and personnel to ensure the continuous availability of essential supplies once the Typhoon arrives.

We direct all agencies and offices of the government, as well as our partners in the private and non-government sector, to pitch in, strengthen and reinforce the bulwark which we have built against this raging tempest.

Sa ating nagkakaisa at mabilisang galaw at pagkilos, malalampasan natin ang unos na ito, muling itatayo ang mga nasira nito, at babangon tayo muli bilang isang mas matatag at mas matibay na bayan.

Sa mga minamahal kong kababayan na apektado ng bagyong ito, o may mga kapamilya o minamahal na naninirahan sa mga lugar na direktang tinamaan: dumating na ang tulong sa maraming lugar, paparating na ang tulong sa iba pa, ipagkakaloob ang buong saklolo, at walang sinumang Pilipino ang maiiwan.