PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed Proclamation No. 84 declaring state of calamity in Regions IV-A (Calabarzon), V (Bicol), VI (Western Visayas), and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Wednesday, November 2.
In the National Capital Region, which also experienced the brunt of Paeng, Muntinlupa has also been placed under state of calamity through Resolution No. 10 s. 2022.
In a Facebook post, Mayor Ruffy Biazon said this would help hasten the city’s relief operations as well as repair and rehabilitation efforts.
Latest tally from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) shows there are 121 reported deaths due to Paeng, of which 92 have been confirmed.
At least 103 people were reported injured and 36 were reported missing, the NDRRMC said.
A total of 3,180,132 individuals or 927,822 families in 7,341 barangays across all regions were affected by Paeng, it added.
Prior to signing Proclamation No. 84, Marcos visited Cavite and Maguindanao, two provinces hit severely by Paeng.
In Maguindanao, Marcos tasked Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan to set up a district office in BARMM to speed up the rehabilitation of damaged infrastructures in times of calamities.
Basilan Representative Mujiv Hataman welcomed this move, saying aside from overseeing infrastructure repair, a DPWH office in BARMM would also help in ramping up implementation of infrastructure projects funded by the national government.
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