In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to provide continuous aid to typhoon-hit communities, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Friday the latest update on government assistance including relief goods, power supply, and medical assistance.
In its report to the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) in Malacanang, the NDRRMC said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided PhP713.1 million in various assistance to families affected by typhoons “Kristine” and “Leon” as of Nov. 1, 2024.
Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, the NDRRMC Executive Director, said among the support provided by the DSWD are family food packs (FFPs), other Food Items, Family Kits, Family Tent, Hygiene Kits, Sleeping Kits, laminated sacks, and Other Non-Food Items.
Nepomuceno, who is also the administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), said the DSWD extended humanitarian assistance of PhP525,000 to beneficiaries in different municipalities in Calabarzon, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
In terms of power restoration in typhoon-affected communities the NDRRMC official said that as of Nov. 1, all affected power generation plants are back to normal operation. All NGCP’s transmission lines and facilities are now operating normally.
Based on the National Electrification Administration (NEA) report as of Nov. 1, 13 electric cooperatives (ECs) remain in Partial Power Interruption (PPI). Out of 160 municipalities. 108 (67.5 percent) were energized. To be restored are 101,107 consumer connections.
There is no reported fuel supply shortage in bulk facilities as of Nov. 1, the NDRRMC said, noting fuel supply in some retail gasoline stations received replenishments from Pasacao (Camarines Sur) bulk facilities via truck delivery.
Around 1,894 thousand liters of Liquid Petroleum Products (LPP) –diesel and gasoline– and 20,000 11-kg LPG cylinders were delivered to Bicol for October 29-31, 2024.
The NDRRMC said all bulk facilities and terminals are operational except for one LPG Refilling Plant (Phoenix LPG Refilling Plant) as of Nov. 1.
The NDRRMC also reported health-related logistics by the Department of Health (DOH) to National Capital Region (NCR), Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon and Bicol region.
The support, totaling PhP4.5 million, includes medical and public health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Nutrition in Emergencies (NIE), it said. |PND
