The latest
NDCC Situation Report (as of 4pm, Oct 5, Monday) gives us an overview of what's been happening (and what's not--this is where we can start brainstorming for solutions). Some highlights below:
·
The total number of casualties remains at 339: broken down into 295 Dead; 5 Injured; and, 39 Missing.
·
Estimated cost of damages is PhP9,767,079,482.88 broken down into: Infrastructure – PhP3,412,410,529.88 and Agriculture – PhP6,354,668,953.00
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38,943 houses were damaged with 16,094 totally and 22,849 partially damaged.
· The
total cost of assistance provided by the Government and NGOs/Other GOs
is PhP74,541,852.16
A brief look into the breakdown of the report, such as the list of casualties on page 13, shows these figures are most likely underestimated.
Can expect the same truncated/selective updates on government response, but at least the report gives us an idea of who's doing what and possibly which areas need help and attention (these are where solutions can and should come in). Sharing more snippets from
the report as follows:
FOOD
- DSWD provided relief goods consisting of ready to eat food and non-food items worth PhP19.39 Million; prepositioned PhP166,281,468 worth of stand-by funds family food packs and stockpile of relief commodities by the FOs concerned; released PhP11.5 Million additional stand-by funds to the following regional offices for the purchase of emergency supplies and for other needs; receipt of donations both local and international (PhP2.47 Million in kind and PhP7.99 Million in cash and US$50,000 through DSWD Philippine Donation Account Number 3122-0055-81 TLBPHMMXXX, LBP, Batasan Branch, Quezon City
HEALTH
- DOH – As of October 05, 2009, the amount of logistical support (drugs, medicines and medical supplies) provided for Health and WASH clusters is PhP19,742,610.37
- PAGCOR –conducted 18 medical missions at 35 evacuation centers in Marikina, Pasig, Pateros, Taguig, Laguna and Rizal Province with at least 2-3 missions conducted daily. From Sept 27 to Oct 3, 2009, a total of 14.515 patients benefited; and also donated four (4) boxes of medicines to the DILG for the medical mission in Binan, Laguna.
WASH
- DOH- CHD –MM deployed six (6) WASH teams; conducted water quality monitoring and testing in strategic sites including all evacuation centers;
- distributed 139 portalets in 53 evacuation centers in NCR and Region IV-A;
PSYCHOSOCIAL
- CHD HEMS conducted debriefing to 2, 060 individuals: 1,673 in Malanday ES, Mairikina; 180 in Brgy Bagong Silangan, QC, and 207 in Exodus ES Floodway, Cainta.
CAMP MANAGEMENT
NDCC established the following Advance Command Posts (ACP) in various strategic areas in Metro Manila:
- Katipunan Avenue cor. Aurora Boulevard, Marikina City. The over-all commander is Hon. Mayor Marides Fernando while the Incident Commanders are Mr. Robert Nacianceno and Mr. Ramon Santiago of MMDA with telephone numbers (0917) 322.1951 and (0920) 938 9914
- Alpha base 8th Floor, Pasig City Hall with telephone number 643-0000. The over-all commander is Mayor Roberto Eusebio.
- Club House, City Hall of Cainta City headed by Mayor Ramon Ilagan, with telephone numbers (0927) 220-4744, (0917) 535-0028and 665-0846
- Department of Public Order, Safety Hall, Quezon City. The over-all commander is Mayor Sonny Belmonte while the incident Commander is Ms. Teresa Amarillo with telephone number (0921) 655.5262
- NDCC Relief Center No. 4 – Kalayaan Hall, Malacañang Grounds
- Forward NDCC on-site coordination Center at the Incident Command Post at Ever Gotesco, Ortigas
- Advanced Command Post at City Hall of Taytay Rizal for Angono, Taytay and Cainta
- Advance Command Post at Baras Police Station for San Mateo and Montalban and at San Mateo Plaza;
- For remaining municipalities DSWD Set up Social Welfare Inquiry Sets; NGOs and donors’ desk in all DSWD-FOs to strengthen linkages between the DSWD LGUs NGOs and other partners to facilitate prompt and effective delivery of donations and humanitarian assistance as well established donations drop-off points as follows:
- Advance Command Post at Baras Police Station for San Mateo and Montalban and at San Mateo Plaza; for remaining municipalities
- Disaster Resource Operations Monitoring and Info Center (DROMIC) DSWD Central Office
- National Resource Operations Center, Chapel Road, Pasay City,
- Quezon City Area
- Manila Area DSWD- NCR, San Rafael cor Legarda Sts. Quiapo, Manila
- DOH established drop off points in MMD-DOH Central Office
- OWWA set up assistance center at NDCC Operation Center for the families of OFWs
- PCG established a Command Advance Post at Santolan LRT Station in Marikina City with two (2) SAR Teams (15 personnel) and one (1) team to assist in the distribution of relief goods
EDUCATION
- DepEd conducted damage assessment and 419 schools were reported damaged in Regions I, II, III, IV-A, CAR and NCR : 331 elementary schools and 88 high schools. A total of 226 school buildings being used as evacuation centers and are housing 12,560 families and 26,212 individuals
INFRASTRUCTURE
- As of October 4, 2009 12NN, DPWH’s assessed that 13 road sections are still impassable/hardly passable to traffic due to landslides, washed-out slope protection and scoured shoulders: NCR (1); Region III (3); Region IV-A (7) and IV-B
SEARCH AND RESCUE and RETRIEVAL OPERATIONS
- Combined rescue efforts from the AFP, BFP, PCG, PNP, and PAGCOR bring the numbers of total rescued FAMILIES to 34,031 and PERSONS to 154,031
CLEARING OPERATIONS
- As of October 5, 2009, clearing operations in Provident Marikina is still on going with 44 personnel from Bantay Bayan volunteers and US Marines counterpart
PGMA’s Verbal Directives during the Oct 2 Cabinet Meeting:
- BFP to coordinate with LWUA and MWSS to conduct clean –up drive and provide potable water in Cainta; to clean up affected hospitals road ways and evacuation centers; and to provide info to PGMA on the specific places where potable waters have been distributed and need to be distributed in Cainta
- DILG to assist DTI in disseminating directive to deputize local market administration to discipline abusive market/mall owners. PGMA’s toll order is to apprehend them.
- DepEd to coordinate with the LGUs regarding identification of evacuation areas and to open the upper sections of ULTRA and house evacuees
- DTI to request LGUs to monitor stalls/stores/malls where their business permits have been cancelled to ensure that cancellation is enforced
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