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00:00This is the aftermath of Hurricane Julian in the Northern Zone and the bad weather in Mindanao.
00:04We will now listen to Director Edgar Posadas, the spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defense. Good morning.
00:12Good morning Igor. Good morning to all the viewers and listeners of your program sir.
00:17How many people have been confirmed dead due to Hurricane Julian? And where are they from?
00:24The data that we have here for validation, there are two. One is from Region 1 and the other is from the Cordilleras.
00:34We did not record anything as of last night at 8 p.m. missing or injured sir.
00:41So we are validating two from the regions that we mentioned.
00:45The state of calamity is in Ilocos Norte, Batanes and other places. How is the assistance of OCD, DSWD and others?
00:55I heard the news of Joseph Morong earlier. The first humanitarian mission yesterday was conducted by OCD-led but NDRMSI went there,
01:10along with DSWD and other agencies, DepEd and Dishon. They talked and brought assistance, especially the water that the province asked for.
01:22You also reported earlier that the DMR agreed to provide wood because Batanes is a protected area.
01:34That is our repair kit that we will continue to send there. We brought it yesterday but we will bring more next week because we will send it by boat so we can carry more.
01:50How is the supply of electricity, water, signal or communication in those places?
01:57In terms of electricity, we have a challenge because until last night, we did not have electricity.
02:04Prior to the typhoon, we sent seven units of heavy duty generator sets to the province of Batanes and we also brought augmentation.
02:16That is a big help because we anticipate that if there is a typhoon, that will be our problem.
02:23We also brought water. That is also the primary request of the provincial government, if we can bring water.
02:31We will continue to send that so we can avoid waterborne diseases if there is a lack of clean water.
02:40We will continue to provide that.
02:43As for the line of telecommunication, it's just fluctuating.
02:48But according to the report of our regional office in Cagayan, Region 2 in Tuguegarao, even in Kasagsagan, they have communication.
02:59Of course, it's a challenge because of the strong winds, sir, but we did not lose it.
03:05Director Posadas, do we have an initial assessment of damage or the amount of damage caused by agriculture and infrastructure?
03:15Yes. According to my information, sir, we have a report from Region 1.
03:23We have reached P738.157 million. This is only in Region 1 because we still have to get the reports from Batanes because they will conduct an assessment.
03:37We have an initial report from Regions 1 and 2.
03:43Here in agriculture, it reached P36,342 million. Again, these are still for validation.
03:52It will change when we refer to the data of the Department of Agriculture after that assessment.
03:59But yesterday, there was an initial report in the province of Batanes alone.
04:05The combined infrastructure and agriculture, it reached more than P600 million.
04:10But again, we have to validate to see how much damage was caused.
04:17Director, aside from Northern Luzon, there are other places in Mindanao that are flooded. What kind of help can we get there?
04:28Yes. Because of the recent floods and the recent floods, it's good to monitor the entry of MOC and Kampaginata, which is also on a red alert now,
04:40as well as the region in the north.
04:42It's the same in Mindanao. We did not lower our alert level so we can focus on this. This is continuous, sir.
04:53Reposition goods. Our augment to the quick response fund is available if necessary.
05:00Of course, working closely. That's very important. We work closely with the local government units, with the local chief executives.
05:07We are always offering, that's what our President, SND and his secretary-general are ordering.
05:13We will go down and offer the help that we can provide so we don't have to ask for it.
05:20We are in close contact with them and we would like to assure you that if there's a need, they are well-addressed and provided for, sir.
05:28Thank you very much Director Edgar Posadas, spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defense. Be careful.
05:33Good morning. Long live to you.
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