PBBM tells gov't officials: If you're tired, think about typhoon victims' condition

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President Marcos has reminded government officials to always keep in mind that there are people still struggling in flooded areas due to typhoon Kristine, telling them to respond to them as quickly as possible.   READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/25/pbbm-tells-gov-t-officials-if-you-re-tired-think-about-typhoon-victims-condition   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin  Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin   #ManilaBulletinOnline  #ManilaBulletin  #LatestNews

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00:00It's not an easy situation. There's no simple answer to any of this. We'll just have to keep

00:06monitoring the situation and make sure always the rescue and relief are, that cannot stop.

00:16It doesn't matter if there's another storm coming, we cannot stop. That cannot stop. And

00:20then the support that we are giving, that the SWD giving, is those who have been displaced,

00:26who are still in evacuation centers, or they are staying outside of their own homes, wherever

00:32that might be, with relatives or friends, that also cannot stop. So those are the main

00:44elements, I think.

00:45Mr. President, we have already harvested about, depending on each area, 60 to 70 percent.

01:03And actually before the storm hit, a week before the storm hit, we accelerated harvesting

01:09and buying from NFA. So we'll have to make up for that 30 to 40 percent, if it's outright

01:21destroyed.

01:22Hopefully not, but yes. But we have enough stocks, sir. Then we have Kadiwa trucks also

01:31going to Kamsur, and we also have NFA rice ordered by the LGUs being deployed as we speak

01:39to prepare for what is coming. We also instructed NFA to send additional rice above and beyond

01:48what was requested.

01:49Thank you, sir.

01:50And then we'll just keep me updated about the damages that our people are seeing in

01:57terms of the agricultural sector.

02:00All right. Well, that's the situation now. As we have already experienced, as we have

02:12experienced many, many times, there are phases to the thing. There's the rescue phase, then

02:18the relief phase, and then the recovery phase, where we start to bring our people back to

02:25their normal homes, residences. We are, it is made much more complicated by the fact

02:39that the effect of the storm is very wide. So what happened is that Bicol is in one phase,

02:53Caloosan is in another phase, Region 1-2 will be in another phase. So it became complicated

03:00because the impact is so big, and the impact is not the same, but different. And of course,

03:05it is increasing slowly. So we just have to be more creative and be able to maximize our

03:13resources.

03:14All right. We're going to make an inspection. So, okay, just keep me informed, and whatever

03:28problems arise, just raise them up with me. And if not, actually amongst yourselves, if

03:36you can solve it, just do it that way, as quickly as possible. Just remember, there

03:41are people still in water right now. They're still flooded. They're walking around with

03:51water up to their waist. They have no water supply. They have no food. They have no place

03:55to stay. So if you think you're tired, think about what their condition is. So let's always

04:03keep that in mind.

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