Panayam kay Cagayan Vice Gov. Melvin Vargas Jr. ukol sa lagay at sitwasyon ng Cagayan dahil sa #GoringPH
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00:00 The situation of Cagayan is getting worse because of the taste of the storm. We will talk with Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin Vargas Jr.
00:10 Vice Governor, good morning to you.
00:12 Good morning. Good morning to all of our listeners and good morning to all of us from the province of Cagayan.
00:19 Sir, how is the situation in Cagayan? Are there families returning to their homes from evacuation centers?
00:31 Yes. So far, sir, there are less than 25,000 individuals returning to Apecto Hut in Tayfun, Goring.
00:40 Although we felt the storm and we are recovering from the storm, we were hit again.
00:50 We received reports of individuals and families affected, including those affected by agriculture and landslides.
01:02 We also received reports of a casualty in Amulong. Fortunately, it has stopped now and our families are slowly returning to their homes.
01:16 Sir, how is the situation of your families who were left behind in evacuation centers?
01:25 Yes. They are being taken care of by the local government unit and also by the Department of Social Welfare.
01:33 The provincial government is monitoring their needs, especially the necessities and basic commodities like food,
01:41 how they are being placed there and if they are okay. So far, our countrymen are okay in their evacuation centers.
01:50 Okay sir. As early as now, how is your assessment on the damages in the province?
01:56 Is there an estimate on the damage caused by the storm in Cagayan?
02:01 Yes. At this point, we are collecting data that will be sent to various departments, such as the Department of Social Welfare, Agriculture, and Houses for Damage.
02:16 This is a recent storm. But my estimate is that it will reach hundreds of millions of people, just like the previous storm that hit.
02:24 Okay sir. There are reports of a crack in the impounding station in Alcala. The water level of Cagayan River is also being monitored. What are the updates about this?
02:37 So far sir, from 7, we monitored it a few days ago. It's 4.6 now as of now. That's the normal level of our impounding station, the area around the station.
02:49 In Alcala, it's a serious concern that the local government unit and our irrigation should look into.
02:58 We are monitoring this because this is partly affected by the residents there.
03:07 But we have already reported to the concerned agencies the problems we have with the crack of the watering impound there sir.
03:15 Okay sir. There are landslides and injuries in your fellowmen in the province. What are the details about this?
03:25 So far sir, we monitored that in the town of Gatparan, there's a barangay that has landslides.
03:32 Our fellowmen there were told to evacuate and go to the evacuation center.
03:44 We also have a crack that cannot pass through the town of Santo Niño, in Barangay Abaryungan, where this is also a part of the landslide.
03:55 So far sir, those are the landslides and cracks that cannot pass through the province of Cagayan.
04:03 Okay sir. To our fellowmen in Cagayan, what assistance or financial support are you giving to the provincial government for those affected by the landslides,
04:15 especially the ones that are passing through Cagayan right now? Is your fund sufficient?
04:21 Yes. Personally, to our fellowmen in Cagayan, being the vice governor, we have friends who are donating to our office.
04:32 That's what we're giving right now. It started in Egay and we're also giving it to PAC.
04:39 The provincial government, in particular the executive in Ferens to them, they are prepared.
04:45 At the moment, they are also giving together with partnering agencies to the evacuation centers.
04:53 The basic commodities that we're giving like food and after that, we have an assessment in agriculture,
05:02 what are the damaged crops as well as rice and corn. At the moment, the province of Panlalawigan has just declared that the province is under the state of calamity.
05:15 That's why the calamity funds will continue to be used.
05:18 Okay sir. Along with the landslide, the classes of students throughout the country also opened.
05:27 What are the actions of the province for this, especially the schools that are being used as evacuation centers?
05:36 Yes. That's one of our concerns. We are following the declaration of the NCOF.
05:48 It declared as of yesterday that there is no entry. That's why we are monitoring it because other classrooms are still being used by our evacuees,
06:00 as well as other classrooms, the water is not subsiding. This could be a case to case basis.
06:11 But according to the majority of our students, we are still waiting for the order of the governor upon if this will be suspended or not.
06:25 Okay sir. How will the barangay and SK election period in your province start? What is the update or situation up to that point?
06:34 The filing is still ongoing sir. We are monitoring the intentions of barangay officials. I pray that we will have a peaceful one.
06:48 So far, there is no violence that happened in the province. But as a non-partisan, we are praying for peace.
06:58 We are praying for a good result. This will be a good result when the barangay elections will come.
07:04 Okay sir. As a last message to your fellow countrymen in Cagayan.
07:09 Yes. To our fellow countrymen in the province, although we experienced two typhoons,
07:17 including Egay and Goring, and there is a warning that there will be another typhoon, we should always be prepared and careful,
07:30 especially to our loved ones. We should listen to the advice of our government agencies.
07:39 We should pray that this will stop when the next typhoons will come. We should rise as a province of Cagayan. Thank you very much sir.
07:51 Thank you very much. We pray for the rapid rise of your province sir.
07:57 We have an update on Cagayan, Vice Governor Melvin Vargas Jr. Thank you very much sir.