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Friday, March 29, 2024

State of calamity in Quezon Province in Paeng wake

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The Quezon Province Sangguniang Panglalawigan has passed a resolution declaring that the province is now in a state of calamity in the aftermath of Typhoon Paeng.

Quezon Governor Angelina Tan led a zoom video conference of members of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on Sunday, which approved the resolution.

The meeting also tackled PDRRMC damage and needs assessment reports, as well as initial assessment and damage reports from the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, Provincial Engineering Office, four engineering districts of the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Department of Education, the Provincial Agriculturist’s Office, the Provincial Veterinarian’s Office, and other concerned agencies.

As of 10 a.m. on Sunday, preliminary estimates show that the typhoon has cost the province a total of P281,390,091.83 in damages to farming and fishing.

In Lucena City, more than 500 hectares of farmland were damaged by the previous typhoon, according to the initial report of the city agriculturist office.

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It was estimated that about 23,902 families, or 82,385 people, were affected, and that about 10,500 food packets were sent out starting on Friday.

The local disaster risk reduction and management office also reported that five people were victims of drowning incidents, identified as Arnel Tienza, 52 of Brgy Dagatan, Dolores, Quezon; Michael Mercado Perez, 49 of Brgy. Ligpit Bantayan, Ginayangan, Quezon; Brgy Pinagbayanan, Pagbilao, Quezon; Jerald Conchada Sinar of Brgy. Boboin, Infanta, Quezon; Felipe Monteraso Porte, 58 of Brgy. Tulay Buhangin, Padre Burgos, Quezon; and an identified naked man found at the seashore of Purok Dulong Bunhangin, Dalahican, Lucena City.

A certain Ronaldo Lustado Abrea, 59, was also reportedly killed after being hit by a collapsed wall. Benjie Antioquia

The other five typhoon victims who acquired minor injuries were Jovelyn Lorente Enano, 19; Benjamin Betangcor, 38, Juan Paolo Carino, 34, Minerva Olguera, 65; and  Rhed Olguera, 4.

Tan said she has asked local officials to collate their typhoon reports so that they could be sent to the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. Benjie Antioquia

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