PBBM assures Kristine-hit communities of aid, orders mobilization of personnel and resources for relief operations

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00:00Severe tropical storm Christine may have exited the country stage left

00:03But we may not have seen the last of it yet as weather forecasters warn of a potential turnabout

00:10still the president ordered a comprehensive and sustained provision of relief aid and rescue efforts and to spare no government asset to

00:19Include those for exclusive presidential use in doing so. PTV's Kenneth Pachente tells us more

00:26President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured aid will be provided to communities affected by severe tropical storm Christine

00:34The president has ordered the mobilization of AFP personnel and resources for relief operations

00:40Including the PNP, BFP and PCG. These to expedite government action in providing aid to those affected by the storm

00:47The president also ordered the deployment of air assets, watercraft

00:51including the presidential helicopters and other equipment to focus on rescue operations and

00:56Rehabilitation. The president also wants an uninterrupted flow of assistance to those in need

01:01Therefore the president has directed cabinet secretaries of various government agencies to assist in the relief and rehabilitation process

01:09The DBM has been instructed to release without delay the necessary funds for the required resources

01:15The president immediately ordered the DSWD to reach the communities to distribute relief goods and once the weather improves

01:21The president expects the agency to quickly provide financial aid to those affected

01:26The Department of Agriculture was also tasked to release payments for crop insurance to affected farmers

01:32While the DPWH is instructed to speed up road clearing operations and repair damaged roads and bridges

01:39Meanwhile the president expressed sympathy to those affected by the storm and recognized the resiliency of local governments in responding to calamities

01:47Noting the readiness, urgency and dispatch in relief response to the Bicol region

02:09Gensets for the satellite communication, water filtration units and other personnel

02:17The

02:18525 ECB Philippine Army, 20 SAR operators, search and rescue operators, two inflatable rescue boats have been deployed

02:3014 rescue boats without two mortars have also been deployed. The C-130 that left at 649 has

02:37arrived at Bicol International Airport at 749

02:42and

02:43there is another element of Black Hawk helicopters that are in Legaspi and are attempting to go to

02:53Nara. The government is also preparing air operations to Bicol and is all set to deploy AFP airlift assets

03:00for action in the areas that remain flooded in Bicol

03:04so

03:05In Kamsu right now as of about one hour ago

03:09Of the 36 towns, nine towns are still fully submerged

03:14Around six towns are partially submerged

03:17But the province has been very very quick in distributing house-to-house

03:22food distribution and every area has already been

03:28been reached and we are augmenting the

03:31province's food supplies

03:34Although delivering assistance to certain areas of the country remains a challenge due to widespread flooding

03:39The president assured this will not be an excuse for delays in aid efforts

03:44That is where the airlift capability will come in

03:48That we have set up triage camps on both sides of Maharlika highway that is presently now still cut off

03:55So those are providing food and medicines on site

04:00and we are in constant contact with our

04:04local government units

04:06so that

04:08We are in close coordination with the first responders who are of course

04:13those who guide us in where

04:16The most critical areas are. The chief executive also led a situational briefing today in Malacanang palace

04:22The president directed rapid assistance to affected individuals and the immediate rehabilitation of all damage left by typhoon christine

04:29Certainly, the relief, the rescue relief, we can't delay it

04:38So we just have to keep going. He also encouraged the relevant government agencies not to pause or even pause in providing assistance

04:46we'll just have to keep monitoring the situation and

04:49And make sure

04:51always the rescue and relief are

04:56That cannot stop it doesn't matter if there's another storm coming we cannot stop

05:00That cannot stop this afternoon. The president also conducted an aerial inspection over Batangas, Cavite and Laguna

05:07Areas severely flooded due to the sheer volume and unrelating rain

05:11This to personally assess the storm's impact and plan the necessary solutions for the damage it caused from PTV

05:17Kenneth paciente

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