Marcos vows gov’t assistance to Egay victims

KUALA LUMPUR — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government is ready to provide assistance to Filipinos affected by Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri).

Marcos is currently in Malaysia for a state visit. He said the government continues to enforce measures to mitigate the effects of the bad weather.

“Tuloy-tuloy ang ating pagkilos upang maaksyonan ang maaring pinsalang dulot ng Super Typhoon #EgayPH,” Marcos said in a tweet.

(We continue our efforts to address the damage caused by Egay.)

The President said over P173 million standby funds as well as food and non-food items have been prepared for the victims.

“Nakahanda na ang mahigit PHP 173M na stand-by funds at ang food at non-food items, at nakadeploy na rin ang search, rescue, and retrieval personnel mula sa ating Armed Forces, Bureau of Fire Protection, at Coast Guard. Naibalik na rin ang kuryente sa 93.53% ng mga apektadong munisipalidad,” Marcos said.

(More than P173 million stand-by funds and  food and non-food items are ready. The search, rescue, and retrieval personnel from the AFP, BFP and Coast Guard are already deployed. Power supply in affected municipalities have been brought back.)

The President vowed that the government would ensure the safety of 38,991 affected families in Regions I, II, III, CALABARZON MIMAROPA, VI, VII, and XII.

NDRRMC statistics

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, one person reportedly died while two others were injured as Egay dumped rains in several parts of the country.

In its situational report, the NDRRMC said it is validating the death and the injuries.

No one has been reported missing so far.

Meanwhile, a total of 44,356 families or 180,439 individuals were affected by Egay in eight regions, 21 provinces, 65 cities/municipalities and 261 barangays.

A total of 1,069 people from Regions 1, 2, 3, and 6 were pre-emptively evacuated.

Displaced persons totaled 11,041, majority of whom stayed inside 107 evacuation centers. 

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 remains in effect over parts of Cagayan, Apayao and Ilocos Norte on Wednesday morning due to Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri), PAGASA said in its 8 a.m. bulletin.

Several other areas were also placed under TCWS Nos. 3, 2, and 1.

Egay is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday morning, the Philippine weather bureau said. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News