What do you think about this? The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council should be put under the Office of the President to improve response time by national agencies during disasters, Senator Imee Marcos said on Tuesday, October 18.
CEBU, Philippines – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council should be put under the Office of the President to improve response time by national agencies during disasters, Senator Imee Marcos said in a media forum on Tuesday, October 18.
As of midday Tuesday, Manotoc said the main roads of Barangays Pancian and Balaoi, both in Pagudpud town, remained closed. The Tamdagan Bridge in Vintar town and the Masi Bridge also remained closed due to damaged approaches. He reported the partial cost of damage at P177.6 million , with the bulk of this, P95 million , suffered by infrastructure. Damage to crops and fisheries was at P80 million , while damage to livestock and poultry was at P2.26 million .The senator responded to Manotoc’s remarks from a press conference on Monday, October 17, where he cited the need for better access to resources like air assets to speed up rescue and survey operations.
She explained that in order for a request for aerial support to be approved, it needed to come first from the local government, get validated by the concerned Department of Social Welfare and Development or Department of Public Works and Highways regional offices, and finally, get sent to the Armed Forces of the Philippines for coordination.
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