The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Sunday it has activated its emergency preparedness and response protocols in areas likely to be affected by Super Typhoon Betty. | FArgosinoINQ
These provinces were Batanes; Cagayan including Babuyan Islands; Isabela; Apayao; Ilocos Norte; northern and central portions of Abra; Kalinga; central and eastern parts of Mountain Province; central and eastern parts of Ifugao; north and eastern portions of Aurora; Quirino; and northern portions of Nueva Vizcaya.
For search, rescue, and retrieval operations, the NDRRMC said 1,679 teams from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Philippine Coast Guard are on standby. It also said that the OCD and Department of Social Welfare and Development have P2.2 billion worth of stockpile and standby funds and P256.2 million 2023 Quick Response Fund to aid communities that will be affected by the typhoon.
Aside from the QRF, the OCD’s central and regional offices have P108.2 million worth of non-food items ready for distribution to assist typhoon-hit communities, the NDRRMC also said.
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