Over 100 areas under state of calamity

CNN Philippines

From Ilocos Norte, to Cavite, over a hundred areas in Luzon are now under a state of calamity after the damage from Typhoon Egay. They are also bracing for Typhoon Falcon.  Senior correspondent Gerg Cahiles has scenes from Pangasinan.  Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 Flooding remains over a huge portion of Dagupan City in Pangasinan.

00:04 Due to the effects of Super Typhoon Egay and the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat,

00:09 Mayor Belen Fernandez says the flood has affected around 30,000 people,

00:15 mostly living near the river.

00:17 More than 200 houses were affected.

00:21 So, if we estimate, it will reach at least P12 million.

00:25 Fernandez says plans to mitigate flooding in the city have been laid down.

00:30 But some members of the City Council rejected the project budget over political differences.

00:37 Fernandez says the Interior Department even tried to mediate but failed.

00:42 When I submitted the budget,

00:44 the DBM said it is mandatory to approve the 20% development fund.

00:52 Same with COA that the 20% should be utilized.

00:56 But I didn't listen to them. They have their own agenda.

01:01 They forgot the people who would need this budget to help them.

01:07 In nearby Kalasyaw,

01:09 floodwaters reached the second floor of some houses.

01:12 Kalasyaw is a catch basin of water from the upstream municipalities of Pangasinan.

01:17 We have barangays that are six or seven feet deep in the water.

01:23 It's not passable.

01:24 All provincial roads are passable, but barangay roads are not.

01:32 Yesterday, we conducted rescue operations because we have fellow villagers who were swept away.

01:41 The local government says the flood is subsiding slowly.

01:45 So it is bracing for the impact of Typhoon Falcon in the coming days.

01:49 Dagupan and Kalasyaw are under a state of calamity.

01:53 The typhoon Falcon is yet to come.

01:57 But as of the moment, our town is still flooded.

02:02 The province is still in augmentation.

02:05 The PDRMO is here.

02:07 The Coast Guards are here.

02:09 They sent boats to rescue us.

02:16 We are still on alert.

02:18 All agencies under the Incare Department, including the local governments,

02:23 police, fire bureau, and rescue groups are cooperating to make sure people are safe.

02:28 In the RRMC data show,

02:30 over a hundred municipalities and cities are under a state of calamity.

02:35 This means the local governments may use their calamity fund,

02:39 which is equivalent to 5% of their total annual budget.

02:43 Officials can also impose a price freeze on basic goods.

02:47 George Cahiles, CNN Philippines.

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