PBBM conducts aerial inspection in Bulacan
PBBM conducts aerial inspection in Bulacan
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00:00 Bulacan province wasn't just drenched in the aftermath of typhoons Ege, Falcon and an active
00:05 southwest monsoon.
00:07 It was drowning in certain locations and the numbers are astounding.
00:11 Two hundred and ninety seven thousand families or a million eighty thousand adversely affected,
00:16 nearly three quarters of a billion in agricultural lands and infrastructure in ruin, and close
00:21 to twenty four point three million pesos in livestock and poultry lost.
00:26 Hence Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando was clear on what he needed and pleaded for from
00:30 a listening president who came to commiserate and cooperate as we hear more from Ryan Lasigas.
00:39 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. conducted an aerial inspection in Bulacan earlier today
00:44 to personally see the damage left by the typhoons Dodong, Ege, Falcon and the monsoon rains.
00:51 More than seventeen towns from Bulacan have been submerged due to incessant rains affecting
00:56 almost three hundred thousand families, equivalent to over one million individuals.
01:00 The damage left by the past storms have also increased to over seven hundred million pesos.
01:06 President Marcos led the relief distribution.
01:08 "Not only those who are here, but also those in the evacuation center will go to make sure
01:19 that they are well.
01:21 The next thing to do after this is when the others return to their homes, is to fix those
01:30 homes.
01:31 Some houses were completely destroyed, as reported in the report.
01:38 Those completely destroyed, we will also provide construction material so that we can build
01:45 new houses if it is not possible, we will provide and look for housing."
01:51 And held a situation briefing to determine the pressing needs of the people of Bulacan.
01:57 Meanwhile, Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando enumerated the causes of flooding, including
02:02 bypass road under construction, back flooding from the Pampanga River, high tide reaching
02:08 up to four feet, urbanization and construction of private infrastructures like subdivisions
02:14 to avoid further flooding.
02:16 Fernando personally requested President Marcos to have a flood management in control master
02:22 plan, elevated bypass roads, dredging and water impounding areas.
02:27 "Actually, this waste forward is good because our thinking is a bit wrong, not only here
02:34 in the local but also in the national.
02:37 This flood management master plan already exists, but it was not implemented.
02:43 So we started it because it is a big project and long, but we will start it slowly.
02:52 This dredging, that is our emergency response.
03:00 So we still need to do it so that the river can at least sink a bit."
03:05 "We are thankful to BBM, to President Fernando Marcos Jr. because we were allowed here.
03:15 This is a big thing.
03:16 He knows everything that is happening here."
03:19 The President said the government will address the water problem and flooding in the country
03:24 through water resources management.
03:26 "Under that, the management of all our water.
03:30 The water we drink, irrigation water, water for different things, everything will be managed
03:41 so that it will not...
03:43 Because everything has changed.
03:45 One of the hardest things to explain because it is very difficult, it is very painful to
03:52 hear is that this is how it is.
03:56 We will not go back.
03:57 Because of climate change, we will not go back to the past.
04:02 What we expect, wet season, dry season."
04:06 Ryan Lizigas for the nation.