Panayam kay OCD spokesperson Dir. Edgar Posadas
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00:00 We are still aware of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Surigao and its effects. We will talk to Director Edgar Posadas on the phone.
00:09 He is the spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defense. Good evening Director Posadas.
00:14 Sir Tom, good evening. Good evening to all the listeners of your program.
00:20 Director, what is the latest data you have regarding the earthquake, casualties and damages?
00:27 Yes. Sir Tom, we have another earthquake that hit, but again, this is still for validation and confirmation.
00:38 This is the female pregnant woman who was reported here in Davao del Norte.
00:47 We have reported four injuries but none were lost.
00:52 We have four affected barangays with 529 families or 2,647 individuals sir Tom.
01:05 We have a fire incident that is being reported. We have a report on gas suspensions because many of our students are affected.
01:18 Earlier, they are asking for an opportunity to assess the school buildings to make our students safer.
01:31 This is 14 and there are also 11 work suspensions.
01:37 We also have reports on damaged houses in regions 11 and 13. Sir Tom, there are 218. The damage is only there in infrastructure.
01:49 We also have two bridges that were damaged. This is the Matina Bridge and Bolton Bridge that was temporarily closed due to cracks.
02:03 We also have... Sir Tom, our rapid disaster assessment and needs analysis in both regions, regions 11 and regions Caraga, is ongoing.
02:19 To make it clear, this is also an order from our President and our SND earlier when we had a meeting.
02:32 Incidentally, we had a meeting here in Campaginaldo earlier. This is the emergency and emergency response cluster meeting, which was chaired by the SND himself
02:45 and assisted by... and of course, USEC Kahipe of DSWD is also there.
02:52 And you, NDRRMC, are under blue alert status. What does this mean Director? What is the people expecting if NDRRMC is under blue alert status?
03:04 Sir Tom, what this means is that this is more than the usual. There are 50 percent of the personnel. The usual personnel here are the uniformed personnel from the Armed Forces,
03:25 from the PNP, the Bureau of Fire Protection and PCG. This is to focus on the assessment, assist, and monitoring of the needs,
03:39 if there are any, from the national government resources so we can implement this as soon as possible and quickly if necessary.
03:51 For now Director, what steps is the government taking, particularly the regional offices of the Office of Civil Defense, to assist the affected of Lindol?
04:03 For now, Sir Tom, they are on the move. Earlier, the two regional directors reported that they were on site.
04:12 They are on the move, especially Director Lisa Mas of OCD Caraga, who is there and is coordinating with the local government of Hinatuan.
04:22 The SND also talked to the meeting of the mayor of Hinatuan and she informed us of the immediate needs of our countrymen and their immediate needs.
04:37 Thankfully Sir Tom, as mentioned earlier during that meeting, the local and regional government can manage the resources needed to meet the needs of our countrymen.
04:53 The situation of Director Dayang Hirang in Region 11 is the same. They are on the move and they are conducting a rapid disaster assessment and need analysis.
05:05 All right. Thank you very much Director Edgar Posada, spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defense.
05:12 Peace.
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