00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited those affected by Hurricane Julián in Ilocos Norte.
00:05At the same time, the President is also addressing the problem of siltation in the province.
00:11Ken and Paciente in the report.
00:16In the visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Ilocos Norte,
00:20he personally informed Pinzalang about the Hurricane Julián.
00:24The President learned that one of the reasons for flooding in some places in the province
00:28is the siltation.
00:30It is something that should be addressed immediately
00:32to avoid some environmental issues.
00:58I've never seen them this shallow
01:00in all the time that I spent here in Ilocos.
01:05And they've been silted for a long time.
01:08There are trees already.
01:10So it really didn't dredge.
01:14I think that's the main problem that we're facing,
01:18is the siltation.
01:20And that's what's causing all of this damage that we're seeing.
01:26That's the root.
01:28I think that's the root problem.
01:29That's the one that we have to attend to.
01:31DPWH said that part of what they're doing now
01:35is getting more dredging equipment
01:38to address the siltation in the province.
01:40The President will also talk to the companies
01:43to quickly resolve the problem of siltation.
01:47I'll look for people who can help us.
01:51I will talk to some of the big companies
01:55who specialize, who are doing this.
01:58Maybe we'll have to import equipment from China,
02:01from Taiwan, wherever.
02:04We have to...
02:17And then I think your idea, Government,
02:20of chopping up the areas
02:24so that everyone...
02:26We can assign already somebody for each area.
02:31It'll be almost at the same time.
02:34That's the thing that we have to do now.
02:37Siltation is also the main reason
02:39why Gabudayek collapsed in Lawag,
02:41in Lawag City, which was also inspected by the President.
02:44That's why the DPWH was ordered by the Executive Board
02:48to fix it immediately.
02:50Instead of stock protection,
02:52we'll put a facade.
02:54Because what happened here,
02:56the water came from inside.
02:59So they pushed the pipe outside.
03:02That's why it's broken.
03:05We'll change the design.
03:07We'll make a road
03:12with stock protection.
03:15So that even if a big flood comes,
03:17the stock protection and pipe won't be pushed.
03:21The President also directed the distribution of cash assistance
03:24for the beneficiaries of the DSWD,
03:27if hundreds received P3,000.
03:31He also stated that starting Monday,
03:33the DSWD will distribute P10,000 of cash assistance
03:37to qualified individuals affected by the flood.
03:41The President also gave P100 million
03:43to the local government of Ilocos Norte
03:45to be used in their rehabilitation efforts.
03:48Kenneth Paciente,
03:51for Pambansang TV,
03:53in Bagong, Philippines.
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