Pangulong Duterte maagang namahagi ng Relief Goods sa mga lugar na dadaanan ng Bagyo
Advance mag isip si Pangulong Duterte, maagang namahagi ng reliefs good sa mga lugar na dadaan ng bagyo.
President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed satisfaction with the preparations made by government agencies to buffer the blow of Typhoon Ompong
Duterte attended a command conference at the headquarters of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Thursday where different government agencies laid down their plans ahead of the typhoon’s expected landfall in Cagayan on Saturday, September 15.
He assigned Political Affairs Secretary Francis Tolentino to be his point person or conduit to all agencies for any updates as he would be monitoring the situation in Manila.
The President is also sending Cabinet members to personally see the situation in areas on the typhoon’s path. They include Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade, and NDRRMC chief Ricardo Jalad.
The President expressed his concern about possible communication problems, suggesting the NDRRMC and all concerned agencies have a central communication line through a radio system.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), meanwhile, gave its assurance that food packs have already been pre-positioned in critical areas, while the Finance Department has ordered the Bureau of Customs to release seized food items to DSWD to help augment its supplies.
He said ₱1.7 billion worth of food packs and other relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are now on standby and ready for distribution among areas expected to be hit by the typhoon.
Quick Response Teams and Health Emergency Response Teams will also be on standby in key areas in Northern Luzon, he added.
