President Duterte says he will visit Dinagat Islands and Siargao on Wednesday, Dec. 22, to see first hand the extent of damages caused by typhoon OdettePH.
President Duterte says he will visit Dinagat Islands and Siargao on Wednesday, Dec. 22, to see first hand the extent of damages caused by typhoon “Odette” .The Chief Executive had earlier visited Maasin, Leyte; Bohol; Cebu, and Negros Occidental to assess the situation there.
Duterte also said that he ordered National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Executive Director and Civil Defense Administrator Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad to report to him the extent of damage sustained from the typhoon within 48 hours, or on Friday.The President, however, lamented that he cannot yet have “a true and accurate count of the [damage] suffered by the areas or the people”. All he expects from the report are “estimates”.
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