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00:00Aside from Metro Manila, the price freeze was also implemented by the Department of Trade and Industry in other places that declared a state of calamity.
00:08President Bambang Marcos went around the affected areas and there were reports of missing people.
00:14Let's witness this with Ivan Mairina.
00:19The roads were flooded again.
00:23Many residents were trapped.
00:26Even hospitals and other establishments were flooded.
00:30Cars were also submerged.
00:33Flooding was widespread.
00:35There was no sign of rain because of the heavy rainstorm.
00:39According to the Philippine National Police, 21 people were injured, 5 were missing, and 15 were injured.
00:46The price freeze was also implemented by the DTI in places that declared a state of calamity.
00:52In the briefing that the President called earlier, he seemed to lack the information that will give him hope.
00:59In addition to the Office of Civil Defense, there was also a flood in Pinzala.
01:02This is only NCR. I need a nationwide report.
01:07The typhoon didn't only hit NCR.
01:10Yes, sir.
01:11We'll coordinate with Pag-asa too, sir.
01:16Okay, look. What I need to know, what we need for us to be able to decide what to do next.
01:24We have to understand.
01:27It's not very useful for me to hear that 164 requests for rescue were made.
01:35That means nothing.
01:37Where?
01:39130 of them were from one place.
01:41We went there right away.
01:43To see Pinzala more clearly, the President went to some of the most populated areas, starting from Valenzuela.
01:51Just on MacArthur Highway, the flood level rose.
01:55The GMA Integrated Use is still in effect around the President in Valenzuela City.
02:00We are now in the area where the flood level is still high.
02:04That's why we are driving in high trucks because small vehicles can't handle the high flood level here.
02:12Many residents are struggling to walk in the flood from Tuhon to Hita.
02:17Many businesses in Pinzala are closed.
02:19Every passenger has to ask for help or request for assistance.
02:25After the briefing from Mayor Wes Gatchalian,
02:28the President once again emphasized the lack of timely information on the loss of dam water.
02:34Yesterday, for example, a dam was flooded in Tulyahan River,
02:39which may have added to the flooding in some parts of Valenzuela.
02:42We have a weakness in communication.
02:44When a dam is opened, the downstream communities need to know and the LGUs.
02:53From Valenzuela, the President also passed through Ubandung and Malabon
02:57to Navotas where the reason for the heavy flooding is located,
03:02Navotas Navigation Gate that was once damaged.
03:06Before this, he asked MMDA and LPWH to find a temporary solution
03:12while the company that damaged the gate is still in operation.
03:15I want to see what the damage is. Is there something that we can do?
03:18Should we pour a sandbag or something? I don't know.
03:22But we have to get an engineer to look at it and to tell us what we can do
03:29so that the water won't continue to flow in.
03:33The water level is still high.
03:34The President also went around the evacuation centers in Barangay Balanday
03:37but he didn't go down because even in the evacuation center itself,
03:41the water level is still high.
03:42Thousands of Filipinos are staying in the evacuation centers.
03:46Among them is Maria Teresa Ragul,
03:49who gave birth to her baby girl here in the evacuation center yesterday
03:53and named her after her baby, Karina.
03:57For GMA Tiguete News, I'm Ivan Meir and you're watching Saksi.
04:02Public hospitals in four regions of the country were alerted
04:07when they were hit by typhoons Karina and Habagat
04:10as part of the strict monitoring of possible cases of leptospirosis
04:15following widespread flooding.
04:17Saksi, by Bernadette Reyes.
04:22Almost no one was affected by flooding in many places yesterday.
04:26From commuters
04:30to even their own cars
04:36and even inside their homes.
04:41There was no choice for the rescuers who were stuck in the beaches.
04:47Even though there is a high possibility that the waters were also flooded
04:52that there could be bacteria causing the disease of leptospirosis.
04:56So the water, when it flows or gets dirty,
04:59the floodwaters that have the flow of the water or the dirt of the water,
05:06there are live bacteria.
05:09When you swim in the water,
05:11when you swim in the water,
05:13if you have an injury to your foot,
05:15you drown the water
05:17or your conjunctiva is pierced, your eyes,
05:20the bacteria can enter your body.
05:23So you will have an infection.
05:26Now that the water is flooding here in Araneta Avenue in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City,
05:32the garbage has piled up.
05:35According to the Department of Health,
05:37while the garbage is piling up,
05:39the population of fish is also increasing
05:41that could be the cause of the disease of leptospirosis.
05:45That's why Belen was forbidden by her children to swim in the water.
05:50It's really disgusting.
05:51And there's a lot of garbage floating around.
05:54I really didn't let them swim.
05:56But what about people like Arnel
05:58who need to walk in the garbage,
06:00sometimes even in the flood?
06:02It's scary.
06:03It's scary.
06:04That's why, of course,
06:05we need to do it.
06:06If we don't move, we won't be able to eat.
06:08According to the Department of Health,
06:10for those who swim in the flood,
06:12they should observe for up to two weeks
06:14because the incubation period is this long
06:16or the time before the symptoms of leptospirosis appear.
06:19There is also a chance
06:21that the disease is misdiagnosed
06:23as a simple concussion or hepatitis
06:25due to a skin rash or tan,
06:27but it's actually leptospirosis.
06:29It's good to be examined immediately
06:31so that the antibiotic can be treated immediately,
06:33especially if there is an open wound.
06:35If you can't eat right away,
06:37you may need dialysis
06:39and reach the critical stage
06:41where it will be difficult to be treated.
06:43The cause of leptospirosis is
06:45your liver, which turns yellow,
06:47and your kidneys,
06:49which causes renal failure.
06:51In addition to leptospirosis,
06:53the number of cases of leptospirosis is also increasing,
06:55which is why it is important to destroy
06:57the possible homes of mosquitoes.
06:59Hospitals in Metro Manila,
07:01Ilocos Region, Calabarzon,
07:03and Central Luzon are now on a blue alert.
07:05Code blue, that means
07:07the personnel are there,
07:09there is a command system installed.
07:11Reporting from GMA Integrated News,
07:13Bernadette Reyes, your Saksi.
07:41San Juan, Pasig, Mandaluyong,
07:43Makati, and Manila
07:45will start tonight until 5 a.m. tomorrow.
07:47Manila Water will send a water tanker
07:49to provide water
07:51to affected areas.
07:55Problems in various places
07:57are the fences left by the storm
07:59Karina and Habagat.
08:01Like in a school in Pangasinan,
08:03where instead of preparing the entrance,
08:05the safety of the equipment
08:07is the priority.
08:09Reporting from GMA Regional TV,
08:11I'm CJ Torrida.
08:15Almost half of the strong winds
08:17hit that canopy
08:19in a park yesterday
08:21in Bagu City, Negros Occidental.
08:23This is still the effect of the storm
08:25Karina and Habagat.
08:27Because of the fear,
08:29the people running in the canopy
08:31ran away.
08:35The canopy moved for almost 3 minutes.
08:37No one was injured
08:39in the incident.
08:41Instead of preparing
08:43the entrance for the teachers
08:45of Anoled Elementary School
08:47in Mangaldan, Pangasinan,
08:49they are fighting one-on-one
08:51the school equipment
08:53after the flood entered the classrooms.
08:55The books and modules
08:57that we use here in the classroom.
08:59Because if the water enters the room,
09:01it will get wet.
09:03It will be a waste.
09:05The rainfall from Quizame
09:07was also affected.
09:09The school brigade was also cancelled
09:11because of the frequent rain.
09:13Payas Creek also flooded
09:15next to the school.
09:19In Nasugbu, Batangas,
09:21a 100-hectare rice field
09:23was flooded.
09:25According to the Provincial Agriculture Office,
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