PBBM, bumuo ng inter-agency task force para tutukan ang oil spill sa Bataan
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00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and the D.N.R. and the Health Department were immediately mobilized
00:05to examine the quality of the water and air in the area affected by the oil spills in Bataan.
00:11While the President also ordered the DOH to ensure not only the physical health,
00:16but also the mental health of those affected by the calamity.
00:20This is what Alan Francisco reported.
00:24President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and the D.N.R. and the Health Department were immediately mobilized
00:30to examine the quality of the water and air in the area affected by the oil spills in Bataan.
00:40Let's start now because no matter what happens, we will need booms.
00:45Let's already be prepared for the time that we will have to deploy them.
00:51Actually, we should be deploying them already.
00:53The task force was led by the Office of the Civil Defense,
00:56Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippine Coast Guard,
01:01and the Department of Interior and Local Government,
01:04as well as the Department of Health, Department of Labor and Employment, and the DSWD.
01:10President Marcos ordered the D.N.R. to assist the DOH
01:14in conducting water and air quality tests in the affected area.
01:18So far from our readings, everything was still according to standard.
01:23There were no accidents, so it's still okay in terms of the baseline data.
01:28While the Health Department was tasked to examine the health and medical condition of the residents,
01:33the PCG also has a task to examine the condition of the sunken motor tanker
01:38while the DILG is coordinating with the local government.
01:42The target of the PCG is to finish cleaning the sunken tanker within one to two weeks.
01:48The moment they ascertain the appropriate approach,
01:53they said that they can finish it in one or two weeks.
01:57But we are doing everything.
01:59We applied oil dispersants.
02:03We also have oil spill booms in coastal areas.
02:07Not all, that's why we need the augmentation of indigenous oil spill booms.
02:12President Marcos also ordered the task force to assist Oriental Mindoro Governor Bons Dolor
02:18to ask for his idea for a successful oil spill in their province last year.
02:24The DOH, said President Marcos,
02:27will be able to implement their program to help the affected residents in the cleanup operations.
02:33The DSWD also has a mandate to ensure the protection of coastal communities
02:38and the well-being of the public.
02:40Aside from that, President Marcos also ordered the physical and mental health of evacuees in Central Luzon
02:46affected by the storm Karina-Tabagat.
02:49We have health workers in all evacuation centers.
02:53We'll augment the local.
02:55Our governors, their priority is health.
02:59There are people in evacuation centers.
03:02So we augment them.
03:03What we will add, what I realized now,
03:05because these are farmers and fishermen,
03:08we need to provide psychological first aid
03:11because if the farm is destroyed, I think we need to support all of this.
03:16That's why they are asking for help.
03:18Sometimes, it's the stress of the effects on their livelihood.
03:22It's very understandable.
03:23Of course, they remember what they are doing now because their farm was destroyed.
03:27The DSWD also assured that through the Tupad Program,
03:30its beneficiaries will help in repacking food items
03:34and in the clearing operations of the DPWH.
03:37The Agriculture Department was urged by President Marcos
03:40to help the farmers and fishermen in Central Luzon.
03:44We will prioritize the agri-sector.
03:47As you said, we are just starting to plant.
03:51We will finish the season.
03:53The President also ordered the construction of more water impounding systems in Central Luzon
03:58to help reduce the flooding in the region.
04:01That's also the case.
04:02My observation while flying around,
04:05the water won't go anywhere.
04:08It really won't go anywhere.
04:10The sea water is high.
04:12The water in the river is high.
04:14There is flooding in the farmlands.
04:17The water level suddenly dropped.
04:20Our slope protection, flood control, and dikes are no longer able to handle it.
04:28So we have to find another way to do it.
04:31That's why I think that impounding the ponds will be the best solution.
04:37Alan Francisco for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.