SurSur guv upbeat on province-wide recovery from TS Auring
By
Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
BUTUAN
CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- Following the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte and his
Cabinet Secretaries to Tandag City on Tuesday, February 23, Surigao del Sur
provincial governor Alexander Pimentel is optimistic about the province’s
recovery from the devastation caused by the Tropical Storm Auring (TS Auring).
The
president and most members of his Cabinet were in the city for the situation
briefing on the effects of TS Auring in Caraga region, particularly in Surigao
del Sur, which suffered most of the storm’s impact.
“Maganda
ang kinararatnan [ng meeting]. Lahat ng Cabinet secretaries, inutusan ng
presidente na bumalik dito, wag na kaming papuntahin sa Manila, sila na ang
babalik dito para [asikasuhin] ang kailangan namin,” said Gov. Pimentel.
During
the briefing, national government agencies pledged various forms of assistance
for the recovery of the province.
The
Department of Agriculture (DA) has handed over on Tuesday P217.9-million worth
of assistance to agricultural damage and improvement in the province while the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Caraga field
office, has provided P10.5-million worth of food and non-food items to affected
families across the region. A total of 3,658 families in Tandag City were given
P3,000 each as cash assistance.
The
governor also said that the Department of Public Work and Highways (DPWH) will
lend equipment for the rehabilitation of roads and bridges damaged due to
the tropical storm while the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will
provide fiberglass boats to all shoreline municipalities in the province.
Department
of Budget and Management (DBM) chief Sec. Wendel Avisado said funding will be
provided for the recovery of the province. Select government agencies have
allocated funds to be used for the said initiative. The Department of Interior
and Local Government-Bureau of Fire Protection (DILG-BFP) has P50 million;
DILG-Philippine National Police (DILG-PNP), P50 million; DA, P1 billion;
Department of National Defense-Office of Civil Defense (DND-OCD), P500 million.
The DPWH has P1 billion intended for road rehabilitation.
The
DSWD also has P22.9 million for its standby funds and P459.8 million Quick
Response Fund (QRF) ready to be used in case of shortage.
Livelihood
and assistance programs from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),
Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE),
and the Department of Energy (DOE) will also be accessible for affected
residents.
Meanwhile,
relocation for residents in coastal communities is also one of the province’s
priorities. While relocation is yet to be finalized, Gov. Pimentel said they
plan on utilizing an idle lot purchased by Tandag City during his term as the
city mayor as its relocation site.
The
DSWD will also provide P30,000 for families whose houses were completely
damaged by the storm and P15,000 for those with partial damage. The Office of
Civil Defense (OCD) is also coordinating with the National Housing Authority
(NHA) on the matter.
Governor
Pimentel was overwhelmed by the national government’s support.
“Ako
nga nagulat mismo at hindi ko akalain na ang presidente mismo ang pupunta rito.
This is the first in the history of Surigao del Sur that immediately after the
typhoon, dumating ang presidente kasama ang kanyang cabinet secretaries. Kaya
malaki talaga ang pasasalamat ko kay President Duterte,” he said.
On the
onslaught of TS Auring, around 7,755 families from 125 barangays in 12 towns
and two component cities in Surigao del Sur were forced to evacuate from their
homes, seeking shelter in 159 evacuation centers. Four were reported missing
while two were injured.
The
towns of Cagwait, Carmen, San Agustin, and Tago as well as the city of Tandag
declared a State of Calamity following the disaster. (DMNR/PIA-Caraga)
NDRRMC enjoins LGUs, stakeholders to aid SurSur's recovery from TS Auring
By
Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
BUTUAN
CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- While figures on the destruction caused by Tropical
Storm Auring (TS Auring) in Caraga are yet to be determined, the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is intensifying its efforts to
respond to the disaster, enjoining local government units (LGUs) and concerned
stakeholder to hasten the recovery of the region from the onslaught of the recent
disaster, particularly in the province of Surigao del Sur, which sustained the
greatest damage among affected areas.
The
directive came from President Rodrigo Duterte himself during the situation
briefing for TS Auring in Tandag City on Tuesday, February 23, with his Cabinet
Secretaries.
NDRRMC
Executive Director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec.
Ricardo Jalad said that coordination with LGUs as well as disaster response
agencies is ongoing to determine the total damage caused by the storm and the
needed interventions for the province.
“May
mga interventions na na-identify na no, for example, repair of barangay roads,
may problema sa capacity ng engineering office at kailangan nila ng heavy
equipment so DPWH [Department of Public Work and Highways] will lend them some
heavy equipment. Sa pagkain, I and Sec. Bautista assured the president that we
have enough supply of food and standby funds,” the OCD chief said during a
pocket engagement with the media following the briefing.
Spearheading
the coordination is the Regional DRRMC of Caraga, led by OCD, which is expected
to submit the situation report concerning the effects of the recent disaster to
the NDRRMC within next week, according to Usec. Jalad.
Meanwhile,
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) chief Sec. Wendel Avisado said
funding can be generated for the said disaster response.
The
budget chief said the Department of Interior and Local Government-Bureau of
Fire Protection (DILG-BFP) has P50 million; DILG-Philippine National Police
(DILG-PNP), P50 million; Department of National Defense-Office of Civil Defense
(DND-OCD), P500 million. The DPWH has P1 billion intended for road
rehabilitation.
The
Department of Agriculture (DA) has already provided the province P217.9-million
for agricultural assistance while the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) has already provided P10.5-million worth of food and
non-food items to affected individuals in Surigao del Sur and in other parts of
the region through its Caraga field office. Some 3,658 families in Tandag City
also received a cash aid amounting to P3,000 on Tuesday.
Meantime,
the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has pledged to assist 1,000 small
businesses affected by the recent disaster through loan programs or outright livelihood
support funds. Other agencies such as the Department of Transportation (DOTr),
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Department of Energy (DOE)
will provide assistance through their existing livelihood programs.
Usec.
Jalad also said interventions will be provided for residents whose houses were
damaged during the disaster, in coordination with the National Housing
Authority (NHA). The DSWD will also be providing P30,000 for families whose
houses were completely damaged while P15,000 for those whose houses were
damaged partially.
TS
Auring, which caused flooding and landslides in different parts of Caraga
region due to heavy rains, affected 73,549 families or 274,137 individuals,
forcing thousands of families to flee to various evacuation centers for
temporary shelter from February 19 to 21. One death was recorded in the
province of Surigao del Norte.
In
Surigao del Sur, at least 7,755 families or 29,911 individuals from 125
barangays in 12 towns and two component cities were housed in 159 evacuation
centers. Four are reported missing while two are injured.
The
towns of Cagwait, Carmen, San Agustin, and Tago and the city of Tandag have
declared a State of Calamity due to the devastation brought by the storm.
(DMNR/PIA-Caraga)
PRRD orders swift response to disaster aftermath in SurSur province
By
Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
BUTUAN
CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- Following the onslaught of Tropical Storm ‘Auring’ in
Caraga region, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his Cabinet members to provide
swift disaster response to the victims of the recent disaster, particularly in
the province of Surigao del Sur, which suffered the most damage.
President
Duterte called for a situation briefing on Tuesday, February 23, held in Tandag
City, to assess the effects of TS Auring in the region. Budget Secretary Wendel
Avisado assured the President that funding for the recovery of the province can
be produced and will be sourced from the Quick Response Fund (QRF).
The
budget chief said the Department of Interior and Local Government-Bureau of
Fire Protection (DILG-BFP) has P50 million; DILG-Philippine National Police
(DILG-PNP), P50 million; Department of National Defense-Office of Civil Defense
(DND-OCD), P500 million.
The
head of the state also emphasized the need to rehabilitate the province’s
barangay roads which is also crucial in combating insurgency in the area. The
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is reported to allocate P1
billion for this.
The
Department of Agriculture (DA) has already handed over P217.9-million worth of
agricultural interventions to the province but another P1 billion was reported
to be on standby. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has
provided needed augmentation during the onset of the disaster. Per the report
of DSWD chief Rolando Bautista, 15,000 family food packs have already been
prepositioned in Surigao del Sur and some 8,000 packs are prepositioned in the
Caraga field office for distribution. Another 7,000 food packs were reported to
have arrived on Wednesday.
A cash
assistance worth P3,000 was also given to 3,658 families on Tuesday.
DSWD
will also provide augmentation for property damage. Families whose houses were
completely damaged will receive P30,000 while P15,000 will be given to those
whose houses were partially damaged.
Sec.
Bautista also reports that DSWD has prepared P22.09 million for its standby
fund and stockpiles that include food and non-food items and another P459.8
million from their QRF in case of fund shortage.
Further,
Sec. Avisado also reported that other departments such as the Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Transportation (DOTr), and the
Department of Energy (DOE) will assist affected residents through their
programs. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has pledged to support
1,000 small businesses through loans and outright livelihood support funds,
depending on what the enterprise needs.
The
head of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) emphasized employing a
whole-of-government approach to respond to these situations efficiently.
Around
73,549 families or 274,137 individuals in Caraga were affected by TS Auring,
the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) reported
on Saturday. Heavy rains brought by the storm caused flashfloods and
landslides, which resulted in P23.7-million worth of damage in roads and
bridges and P117.9 million in agriculture.
In
Surigao del Sur, 7,755 families or 29,911 individuals from 125 barangays in at
least 12 municipalities and two component cities were forced to seek shelter in
159 evacuation centers scattered across the province. Four individuals were
reported missing while two others were injured.
Five
local government units in Surigao del Sur declared a State of Calamity, namely
Tandag City and the towns of Cagwait, Carmen, San Agustin, and Tago.
(DMNR/PIA-Caraga)
DTI initiates
Facebook marketing, management enhancement seminar to Surigao Norte coop
SURIGAO
CITY, Surigao del Norte, Feb. 28 -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
in Surigao del Norte has recently initiated the Facebook Marketing and
Management Enhancement seminar to the selected young members of the
Kababayen-an sa Panatao Producers Cooperative (KAPAPROCO) in Claver town.
The
said seminar was conducted as part of the department's interventions to upgrade
and get them fully on board the new norm of selling through digital means.
A total
of eight teens including KAPAPROCO chairperson Ludina D. Velez, incoming
chairperson Elisa D. Ycong and Coop Treasurer Avelina Delegencia were the
beneficiaries of the whole-day seminar which included a workshop and one-on-one
coaching session.
The
resource speaker of the said activity is composed of Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program (CARP) Trade and Industry Development Specialist Ma. Malen
Catamora, OTOP Next Gen focal person for Trade and Promotion function and Trade
and Industry Development Analyst Tryztan Ian Felias.
It can
be recalled that KAPAPROCO previously received an internet package consisted of
Globe WiFi and an internet load card a few months back when they were equipped
in preparation for doing an online selling.
This
time through the said activity, young members were chosen as the page editors
for their official Facebook page named “Long Life VCO.”
Banking
on the easy accessibility of the widely used Facebook, this will increase the
social media presence of the group and at the same time give their line of
products an ample boost to aid in marketing.
KAPAPROCO
is a manufacturer of virgin coconut oil oral drink, liniment oils and various
handicrafts, and composed primarily of women from Barangay Panatao, Claver town
but later grew to accept male members, as well.
As of
present, they are geared towards utilizing their young ones to help sustain the
cooperatives by using digital selling while continuing to provide the public
with quality coco-based products. (Negosyo Center Claver, DTI-SDN/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
47 OFWs undergo entrepreneurial seminar in Bislig City
BISLIG
CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- The Bislig City Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (BCCCI), in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI), Go Negosyo Center, and Overseas Workers Welfare
Administration (OWWA) spearheaded the entrepreneurial seminar to 47
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) on Friday, Feb. 26, at Sheilas Restaurants,
Espiritu St, Mangagoy, this city.
Sango
said every returning OFW is encouraged to group themselves at a minimum
requirement of 15, and a maximum of 30 members to avail of the OWWA's
Livelihood Program.
The
role of the BCCI is to assist them in preparing their business plan proposal as
well as to guide them go through their business projects with business analysis
and forecasting, Sango explained. (NGB/PIA-Bislig City)
Dinagat cops net 30
individuals on anti-illegal fishing ops
SAN
JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Feb. 28 -- The simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law
Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) on Anti-Illegal Fishing conducted by the seven
municipalities of this province from February 7 to 14, 2021 resulted in the
arrest of 30 individuals.
Dinagat
Islands Police Provincial Office Officer-In-Charge Police Colonel Germano P.
Mallari said that the 30 individuals were caught in the act engaging in illegal
fishing activities.
According
to Col. Mallari, the anti-illegal fishing operation is part of their mandate to
protect and preserve the marine and aquatic resources of the province.
Police
operatives from Basilisa Municipal Police (MPS) Station arrested five persons
for violation of Republic Act (RA) No. 8550 as amended by RA No. 10654
otherwise known as The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998.
While,
police personnel of Cagdianao MPS also arrested three persons for violation of
Municipal Ordinance prohibiting the so-called “boso,” Dinagat MPS arrested
eight individuals and Libjo MPS arrested 12 illegal fishers.
Loreto
MPS arrested one individual who was caught in the act spearfishing within the
restricted fishing ground and in a Marine Fish Sanctuary of the municipality of
Loreto and Tubajon MPS arrested one person for violation of same.
Confiscated
from their possession were different fishing paraphernalia and different
species of marine products. (Dinagat Islands Police Provincial
Office/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
Agarang pagresponde sa mga biktima ng Auring sa SurSur, ipinag-utos ng pangulo
By
Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Pebrero 28 (PIA) -- Matapos ang pananalasa ng Bagyong Auring sa
Caraga region, inutusan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga miyembro ng
kanyang gabinete sa agarang pagresponde sa pangangailangan ng mga naging
biktima ng bagyo, lalo na sa probinsya ng Surigao del Sur, kung saan
pinakagrabe ang pinsala.
Nagpatawag
ng situation briefing ang pangulo noong Martes, Pebrero 23, sa lungsod ng
Tandag sa naturang probinsya upang masuri ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon ng rehiyon
matapos ang bagyo. Maglalaan ng pondo para sa pagrekober ng probinsya ang
national government na magmumula sa kanilang Quick Response Fund (QRF) ani hepe
ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Wendel Avisado.
Dagdag
nito, may P50 million ang Department of Interior and Local Government-Bureau of
Fire Protection (DILG-BFP); P50 million and DILG-Philippine National Police
(DILG-PNP); at P500 million ang Department of National Defense-Office of Civil
Defense (DND-OCD) para sa pagresponde sa naturang sakuna.
Binigyang-diin
naman ang pangulo sa rehabilitasyon ng mga daanan sa probinsya na naapektuhan
ng bagyo na makakatulong din umano sa pagsugpo ang insurgency sa lugar. Para
dito, may P1 billion na pondo and Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH).
Nauna
nang nagbigay nuong Martes ang Department of Agriculture (DA) ng P217.9 milyong
halaga ng tulong pang agrikultura sa probinsya. May itinabi ang ahensya na P1
bilyon bilang dagdag pondo sa iba pang kakailanganin. Patuloy naman ang
pagseserbisyo ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa mga
nasalanta ng bagyo. Sa kasagsagan ni Auring, namahagi na ng family food packs
ang kagawaran. May 15,000 na food packs ang naitabi sa Surigao del Sur at
8,000 naman sa kanilang field office sa Caraga. Inulat din na may dumating na
7,000 noong Miyerkules.
Samantala,
mabibigyan din ng cash assistance ang mga nasalanta. Nauna nang naipamigay ang
ayudang nagkakakahalaga ng P3,000 sa 3,658 na pamilya sa probinsya noong
Martes. Ayon sa puno ng DSWD na si Sec. Rolando Bautista, makakatanggap ng
P30,000 ang mga pamilyang tuluyang nawasak ang bahay dahil sa bagyo habang
P15,000 naman sa mga pamilyang bahagyang nawasak ang tirahan.
May
P22.09 na milyong standby fund ang kagawaran para sa naturang sakuna at P459.8
na milyon mula sa kanilang QRF kung sakaling kukulangin ang pondo.
Inilahad
din ni Sec. Avisado na handing tumulong ang Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE), Department of Transportation (DOTr), and the Department of Energy (DOE)
sa mga naapektuhang residente sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga programang pangkabuhayan.
Nangako si Trade Sec. Ramon Lopez na tutulungan ang 1,000 na maliliit na
negosyo sa pamamagitan ng loan o outright livelihood support funds, depende sa
kakailanganin ng negosyo.
Ayon sa
puno ng DBM, isang “whole of government approach” ang ginagamit upang matugunan
ang kakailanganin ng probinsya at ng mga residente nito.
Sa
kasagsagan ng bagyo, umabot sa 73,549 na mga pamilya o 274,137 na mga
indibidwal sa Caraga ang naapektuhan, ayon sa tala ng Regional Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC). Isa naman ang naitalang patay sa
Surigao del Norte.
Sa
probinsya ng Surigao del Sur, nagsilikas ang 7,755 o 29,911 na mga indibidwal
mula sa 125 na mga barangay sa 12 na mga munisipalidad at dalawang syudad sa
159 evacuation centers. Apat ang naiulat na nawawala habang dalawa ang sugatan.
Nagdeklara
naman ng State of Calamity ang lungsod ng Tandag, at mga bayan ng Cagwait,
Carmen, San Agustin, at Tago dahil sa bagyo. (DMNR/PIA-Caraga)
NDRRMC, nanawagan sa mga LGUs at stakeholders
sa pagresponde sa pinsalang dulot ng Auring sa SurSur
By
Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Pebrero 28 (PIA) -- Habang tinutukoy pa ang kabuuang pinsalang dulot
ng bagyong Auring sa Caraga region, puspusan ang pagresponde ng National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) at nananawagan sa mga local
government units (LGUs) at mga stakeholders na makipagtulungan para sa
mabilisang pag rekober ng rehiyon mula sa pananalasa ng bagyo, lalo na sa
probinsya ng Surigao del Sur kung saan pinakamalaki ang pinsala.
Ito ay
utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa iginanap na situation briefing para
sa bagyong Auring noong Martes, Pebrero 23, kasama ang mga miyembro ng kanyang
gabinete.
Sabi ni
NDRRMC Executive Director at Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec.
Ricardo Jalad na patuloy ang koordinasyon sa iba’t-ibang ahensya ng gobyerno at
LGUs upang matukoy ang kabuuang pinsalang idinulot ng nagdaang sakuna sa
probinsya. at matugon ang pangangailangan nito.
“May
mga interventions na na-identify na no, for example, repair of barangay roads,
may problema sa capacity ng engineering office at kailangan nila ng heavy
equipment so DPWH [Department of Public Work and Highways] will lend them some
heavy equipment. Sa pagkain, I and Sec. Bautista assured the president that we
have enough supply of food and standby funds,” ani ng hepe ng OCD sa isang
pocket engagement kasama ang mga media matapos ang briefing.
Ang
koordinasyon ay pinangungunahan ng Regional DRRMC of Caraga na inaasahang
makapag sumite ng situation report sa NDRRMC sa susunod na linggo.
Sinabi
ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Sec. Wendel Avisado na
makakapaglaan ng pondo ang pamahalaan para sa pagrekober ng probinsya.
May P50
million ang Department of Interior and Local Government-Bureau of Fire
Protection (DILG-BFP); P50 million and DILG-Philippine National Police
(DILG-PNP); at P500 million ang Department of National Defense-Office of Civil
Defense (DND-OCD) para sa pagresponde sa naturang sakuna. May P1 bilyon din ang
DPWH para sa rehabilitasyon ng mga daanan.
Nauna
ng nagbigay ng ayuda ang Department of Agriculture (DA) sa provincial
government na nagkakahalaga ng P217.9 milyon habang ang Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) naman ay namahagi ng mga food at non-food items
na nagkakahalaga ng P10.5 milyon sa mga nasawing pamilya sa probinsya at
sa iba pang bahagi ng Caraga. May 3,658 naman na apektadong pamilya sa Tandag
City ang nakatanggap ng P3,000 na ayuda mula sa kagawaran noong Martes.
“May
protocol naman din eh. Kung ang capacity ng LGU ay hindi naman ooverwhelm ay
dapat gamitin nila yung kanilang resources. Yung LGU na ubos-ubos ang pondo,
tutulungan yon ng national government agencies,” dagdag ng NDRRMC Executive
Director.
Tutulungan
naman ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ang 1,000 na mga maliliit na
negosyo sa pamamagitan ng loan o outright livelihood support fund. Mamimigay
din ng tulong pangkabuhayan ang Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department
of Labor and Employment (DOLE), at Department of Energy (DOE) sa pamamagitan ng
kanilang mga programa.
Ayon
din kay Usec. Jalad, may tulong na iaabot sa mga pamilyang nawalan ng tahanan
sa pamamagitan ng National Housing Authority (NHA). Mamimigay din ang DSWD ng
P30,000 para sa mga pamilyang tuluyang nawasak ang tahanan habang P15,000 naman
sa mga hindi gaano kagrabe ang pagkawasak ng tirahan.
Sa
kasagsagan ng bagyo, umabot sa 73,549 na mga pamilya o 274,137 na mga
indibidwal sa Caraga ang naapektuhan, ayon sa tala ng Regional Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC). Isa naman ang naitalang patay sa
Surigao del Norte.
Sa
probinsya ng Surigao del Sur, nagsilikas ang 7,755 o 29,911 na mga indibidwal
mula sa 125 na mga barangay sa 12 na mga munisipalidad at dalawang syudad sa
159 evacuation centers. Apat ang naiulat na nawawala habang dalawa ang sugatan.
Nagdeklara
naman ng State of Calamity ang lungsod ng Tandag, at mga bayan ng Cagwait,
Carmen, San Agustin, at Tago dahil sa bagyo. (DMNR/PIA-Caraga)
SurSur gob, positibo
sa pagbangon ng probinsya matapos ang bagyong Auring
By
Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Pebrero 28 (PIA) -- Matapos ang pagbisita ni President Rodrigo
Duterte at ang miyembro ng kanyang Gabinete sa Tandag City noong Martes,
Prebrero 23, mas naging positibo ang pananaw ni Surigao del Sur provincial
governor sa pagbangon ng probinsya mula sa pinsalang dulot ng bagyong Auring.
Dumalo
ang presidente para sa situation briefing para masuri ang pinsalang dulot ng
bagyo sa Caraga region, partikular na sa Surigao del Sur, kung saan pinakagrabe
ang pinsala.
“Maganda
ang kinararatnan [ng meeting]. Lahat ng Cabinet secretaries, inutusan ng
presidente na bumalik dito, wag na kaming papuntahin sa Manila, sila na ang
babalik dito para [asikasuhin] ang kailangan namin,” ani Gov. Pimentel.
Tutulungan
ddin ang iba’t-ibang kagawaran ng gobyerno para sa pagrekober ng probinsya.
Naglaan
na ng tulong ang Department of Agriculture (DA) noong Martes na nagkakahalaga
ng P217.9 milyon para sa pagpapabuti ng agrikultura sa probinsya habang
namahagi naman ng food at non-food items na nagkakahalaga ng P10.5 milyon sa
mga pamilyang naapektuhan ang Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) sa pamamagitan ng kanilang field office sa Caraga. Nakatanggap naman P3,000
ang kada isa sa 3,658 na mga pamilya sa Tandag City mula sa kagawaran.
Inilahad
din ng gobernadora na tutulong din ang Department of Public Work and Highways
(DPWH) sa rehabilitasyon ng mga naapektuhang daan at tulay habang mamamahagi ng
fiberglass na bangka ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) para sa mga
coastal municipalities sa probinsya.
Sinabi
ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) chief Sec. Wendel Avisado na
maglalaan ng pondo ang pamahalaan para sa disaster response. May P50 milyon ang
Department of Interior and Local Government-Bureau of Fire Protection
(DILG-BFP); P50 milyon naman mula sa DILG-Philippine National Police
(DILG-PNP); P1 bilyon mula sa DA; at P500 million mula sa Department of
National Defense-Office of Civil Defense (DND-OCD). May P1 bilyon din ang DWPH
bilang dagdag tulong.
May
P22.9 milyon naman ang DSWD para sa kanilang standby funds habang P459.8 milyon
naman ang nakareserba mula sa kanilang Quick Response Fund (QRF) kung sakaling
kukulangin ang pondo.
Matutulungan
din ang pangkabuhayan at negosyo ng mga biktima ng bagyo sa pamamagitan ng mga
programa ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of
Transportation (DOTr), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), at ng
Department of Energy (DOE).
Prayoridad
din ng provincial government ang relokasyon ng mga residenteng nakatira sa mga
komunidad malapit sa dagat o ilog. Ayon kay Gov. Pimentel, plano nilang gamitin
ang bakanteng lote na binili ng Tandag City noong siyay alkalde pa ng syudad
para dito.
Mamimigay
din ng P30,000 ang DSWD sa mga pamilyang lubos na nawasak ang tirahan dahil sa
bagyo habang P15,000 naman para sa mga partially damaged na tirahan.
Kasalukuyan ding nakikipagtulungan ang OCD sa National Housing Authority (NHA)
para sa pabahay ng mga naturang residente.
Malaki
naman ang pasasalamat ng gobernadora sa suportang ibinigay ng national
government.
“Ako
nga nagulat mismo at hindi ko akalain na ang presidente mismo ang pupunta rito.
This is the first in the history of Surigao del Sur that immediately after the
typhoon, dumating ang presidente kasama ang kanyang cabinet secretaries. Kaya
malaki talaga ang pasasalamat ko kay President Duterte,” aniya.
Sa
kasagsagan ng bagyo, may 7,755 na mga pamilya mula sa 125 na mga barangay sa 12
na bayan at dalawang component cities sa probinsya ang napilitang mag evacuate
sa 159 na mga evacuation centers. Apat ang naiulat na nawawala habang dalawa
naman ang sugatan.
Nagdeklara naman ng State of Calamity ang mga bayan ng Cagwait, Carmen, San Agustin, at Tago at ang syudad ng Tandag dulot ng bagyo. (DMNR/PIA-Caraga)
