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00:00According to Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro, the barges came from Barangay Barangka.
00:2820 crews were rescued, according to Pasig CDRRMO.
00:33The barges were also closed to the motorists.
00:38The staff of the UERM Medical Center helped in carrying the barges.
00:43The first floor of the hospital was already flooded, including the emergency room.
00:49The ambulance was also not used because it was already flooded.
00:53For now, the staff of the other parts of the hospital are staying on the second floor.
01:02Because of the severe effect of the flood that was intensified by the storm,
01:07several places in the country, including Metro Manila, were submerged in a state of calamity.
01:13President Marcos' order to the government agencies is to focus on those affected by the flood.
01:19In Quezon City, more than 14,000 families were rescued,
01:23including those who are now staying in an evacuation center in Katipunan.
01:28Vonna Kino reports.
01:34The San Antonio Elementary School's evacuation center in Barangay Katipunan, Quezon City,
01:38was flooded up to the point where it was flooded.
01:41Even though the flood reached Adolas Island last night,
01:44the evacuation center's electricity was still not turned on.
01:48That's why the evacuees were waiting in the dark.
01:51According to some of the evacuees, some of them are living by the river.
01:55Their mister is the one who is guarding the roof of their houses to guard their belongings.
02:00They will just go home once the flood subsides.
02:03But for now, it's a test.
02:05The court also read where the evacuees' tents were first placed.
02:10That's why they were moved to the stage and to the second floor classrooms.
02:15From Quezon City, Vonna Kino reporting for GMA Integrated News.
02:21A rescue boat capsized while doing rescue operations in Marikina City.
02:27The situation there in the live report of Bea Pinlak.
02:30Bea?
02:32Sandra was rescued.
02:34She was the one who saw the 14 people who were rescued by the capsized rescue boat
02:39in Barangay San Tonino, Marikina, before 8 p.m.
02:44Marikina Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office confirmed that
02:48all 8 residents were rescued.
02:51They capsized after the rescue boat reached the post of the street sign that was submerged in water.
02:57Meanwhile, the water level in Marikina River is still high in the third alarm
03:02and is currently at 18.3 meters.
03:06This part of the river is already low after the water level reached more than 20 meters
03:11during the rain earlier.
03:13A forced evacuation was carried out for the residents
03:16when the water level in the third alarm rose.
03:20Meanwhile, Sandra, the rain is not that heavy anymore.
03:24This is just the first time we are experiencing this.
03:27But the water level in Marikina River is still high.
03:33That is the latest from Marikina.
03:35Sandra?
03:36Thank you very much, Bea Pinlak.
03:40And now, we will talk to Marikina Mayor Marcy Chudoro.
03:44Good evening, Mayor.
03:46Good evening to us and to the viewers and listeners.
03:50Mayor, Bea's report is that the water level in Marikina River is still high.
03:56How is it now?
03:57Are there still floods in Marikina?
04:01There are still floods in many places.
04:0318.5 meters.
04:05It went down by 20 meters earlier at 8 p.m.
04:09because of the heavy rain at 6 p.m.
04:14We can see that because of the heavy rain,
04:19the water level in Marikina River decreased.
04:26One thing to note is that earlier,
04:294,727 families were in our evacuation centers,
04:3623,596 individuals at 8 p.m.
04:40But now, while it went down at night,
04:45before I left the evacuation centers,
04:48I saw that the number of more than 1,000 families increased
04:53and almost 7,000 individuals were added to the evacuation centers.
05:01There are 5,845 families and 29,000 individuals.
05:05Some have returned to sleep or rest in the evacuation centers
05:11while others are worried about their homes because it's getting dark
05:17and they are afraid that the water level in their area will increase.
05:23But Mayor, at this time, we are not being evacuated
05:29from the areas of concern, especially the low-lying areas.
05:34Is that right?
05:35That's right.
05:37Earlier, when it got dark until 8 or 9 p.m.,
05:44we were still going around the area
05:47to ensure the safety of those who were not evacuated,
05:52especially the bedridden patients who were left at home
05:55or the small children.
05:58The parents went home early in the morning
06:01and returned late in the afternoon or late at night.
06:05They found that their area was flooded.
06:08Now that the water level is going down,
06:12we can see that the areas where people were evacuated are becoming safer.
06:23Mayor, earlier, some were saying that their memories of Undoy are coming back.
06:32What do you think is the difference in our response compared to Undoy?
06:38First, our protocol in the evacuation centers has changed.
06:47We have opened more evacuation centers now.
06:51We have dedicated areas for PWDs, vulnerable sectors,
06:58children, pregnant women, and the elderly.
07:07Second, the whole community is helping there.
07:15There is more coordination now.
07:18We also saw the whole-of-government approach earlier.
07:24This is a new normal.
07:27The rainfall count and the length of the rain.
07:32In Undoy, it rained for six hours.
07:34It's longer now.
07:36It's longer, but the volume of the rainfall count is the same as in Undoy.
07:46Earlier, we helped the Metro Manila Council.
07:52What we are requesting in terms of hope is the co-coordinated forecasting
07:58and the data that LGUs like us need to see.
08:03We are a downstream community.
08:06Hopefully, we can see the data that is happening in the upstream area,
08:13especially in the upper Antipolo area.
08:16What is happening is that the rainfall is increasing,
08:19the water level is decreasing.
08:22Thank you very much.
08:26Thank you very much for this opportunity.
08:29Good evening.
08:31Marikina Mayor, Marcy Chudoro.
08:34There will be no entrance to all schools and offices of the government in Metro Manila Region 3 and 4A.
08:41This is the order of Malacanang.
08:43In a statement, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said
08:47that the work and class suspension in those areas will help in the rescue
08:53and help of the government in the flood.
08:56For private companies and offices,
08:59it depends on their leadership if they will suspend the entrance.
09:04On behalf of Malawakang Pagbaha in Metro Manila,
09:07we will talk to Metro Manila Council President and San Juan City Mayor, Francis Zamora.
09:14Good evening, Mayor Zamora.
09:17Yes, sir. Good evening.
09:18Thank you very much for inviting me to the program.
09:21Yes, sir.
09:22Almost the entire Metro Manila was flooded.
09:25How many cities were affected and how widespread was the flood that we experienced here in Metro Manila?
09:32All of the cities in Metro Manila were affected, except the ones near the sea.
09:38Of course, it was worse.
09:40Of course, Marikina.
09:41Their rivers were flooded.
09:43Here in San Juan, 14 barangays were affected by the flood.
09:48But now, it has slowed down because the rain has subsided last night.
09:54We declared earlier in the Metro Manila Council the state of calamity here in the National Capital Region.
10:00It is important because the local government units will be given a chance to release a quick response fund
10:08from our City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund to address the needs of our residents.
10:15What is your assessment on your meeting earlier?
10:19Considering that the rain and the volume of water in Metro Manila has increased,
10:25but why is the effect only this much?
10:28Over the years, since on the way, we have been developing infrastructure.
10:33What happened? Are our actions still not enough?
10:38Based on the information we received earlier, and this is also from the Metro Manila Council,
10:44Based on the information we received earlier, and this is also from the Metro Manila Council,
10:49the rainfall is abnormal.
10:53This is not a normal rainfall.
10:55We experienced several weeks of rain today.
11:02That's why all the councils in Metro Manila and other regions in our country experienced flooding.
11:11That's why it's important for our government to move.
11:16Both the national and local governments are moving to help our residents.
11:22In San Juan and in Pangkalatang, you received a report for Metro Manila.
11:28How is our evacuation center? Is it sufficient and do you have sufficient supplies?
11:34I'm here in San Juan. We have more than 1,500 evacuees.
11:41We have a main evacuation center and satellite evacuation centers.
11:46It's good that the rain has stopped.
11:49Our residents are moving.
11:52We are feeding them.
11:54We are making sure they have a place to sleep.
11:57We rescued stranded people earlier.
12:01They were inside their homes and were evacuated to our evacuation centers.
12:06As early as this morning, I told my residents that they should leave their homes if they are living in low-lying areas.
12:17In areas with high water levels and if it rains, where can we call or ask for help for those in need of rescue?
12:27We have a hotline, 137-135. You can call if you need help.
12:33We also have a Facebook page and a Facebook page of Mayor Francis.
12:38Around the clock, someone is monitoring that.
12:41All those who are asking for help or rescue, we are sending them to our command center and operations center
12:48so they can go to the police, firefighters and emergency responders.
12:54Thank you very much Metro Manila Council President and San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora.
13:11For more information, visit www.gminews.tv.