PBBM, bumuo ng inter-agency task force para tugunan ang oil spill mula sa lumubog na MT Terra Nova
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00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is still adamant
00:05about the wide-ranging effects of the floods in Carina and Habagat, Caudayan.
00:11The President also watched the oil spills in Bataan.
00:15In fact, the executive board of the task force was formed to address this issue.
00:21Alan Francisco is in the center of the news.
00:25President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. formed an inter-agency task force
00:31to resolve the possible effects of the oil spill from the motor tanker Terra Nova
00:36that sank in the Sakop River of Limay, Bataan due to bad weather.
00:41Let's start now because no matter what happens, we will really need booms.
00:46Let's already be prepared for the time that we will have to deploy them.
00:52Actually, we should be deploying them already.
00:54The task force was led by the Office of the Civil Defense,
00:57the Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
01:01Philippine Coast Guard, and the Department of Interior and Local Government,
01:05as well as the Department of Health, Department of Labor and Employment, and the DSWD.
01:11President Marcos authorized the DNR to assist the DOH
01:15in conducting water and air quality tests in the affected areas.
01:19So far from our readings, everything was still according to standard.
01:24There were no accidents, so it's still okay in terms of the baseline data.
01:29While the health department was tasked to examine the health and medical condition of the residents,
01:34the PCG also has a job to examine the condition of the sunken motor tanker
01:40while the DILG is coordinating with the local government.
01:44The target of the PCG is to finish cleaning the sunken tanker within one to two weeks.
01:50At the moment, they are asserting the appropriate approach.
01:55They said that they can finish it in one or two weeks.
01:59But we are doing everything.
02:01We applied oil dispersants.
02:05We also have oil spill booms in coastal areas.
02:09Not all, that's why we need the augmentation of indigenous oil spill booms.
02:14President Marcos also authorized the task force to assist Oriental Mindoro Governor Bons Dolor
02:20to ask for his idea on the successful oil spill in their province last year.
02:26The DOLE, said President Marcos, can implement their program
02:31to help the affected residents in the cleanup operations.
02:35The DSWD is also mandated to ensure the protection of coastal communities and the well-being of the public.
02:41Aside from that, President Marcos also authorized the physical and mental health of evacuees in Central Luzon
02:48affected by the flood in Tabagat.
02:51We have health workers in all evacuation centers.
02:54We'll augment the local.
02:56Our governors have health priorities.
03:00There are people in evacuation centers.
03:04We'll augment them.
03:05We'll also add that I realized now,
03:07because these are farmers and fishermen,
03:10we need to provide psychological first aid
03:13because if the farm is destroyed, I think we need to support all of this.
03:17That's why they're asking for help.
03:19Sometimes it's the stress of the effects on their livelihood.
03:23It's very understandable.
03:24Of course, they remember what they're doing now because their farm was destroyed.
03:28The DSWD also assured that by implementing the program,
03:31it will help its beneficiaries in repacking food items
03:35and in the clearing operations of the DPWH.
03:38The Agriculture Department was urged by President Marcos
03:42to help the farmers and fishermen in Central Luzon.
03:45We will prioritize the agri-sector.
03:48As you said, we're just starting to plant.
03:52We can still make it through the season.
03:54The President also ordered to build more water impounding systems in Central Luzon
03:59to help reduce flooding in the region.
04:03That's also the case.
04:04My observation while flying around,
04:07the water doesn't go anywhere.
04:10It really doesn't go anywhere.
04:12The sea water is high.
04:14The water in the river is high.
04:15There's even flooding in the farmlands.
04:18The water level suddenly dropped.
04:21Our slope protection, flood control, and dikes are no longer able to cope.
04:29So we have to find another way to do it.
04:32That's why I believe that impounding is the best solution.
04:38Alan Francisco for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.