00:00Not only life, but also the livelihood of the affected people of Baguio-Christine in Agoncillo, Batangas.
00:06The municipality is now in a state of crisis due to the lack of funds for the evacuees.
00:11Tune in live, Jonathan Andar, Jonathan.
00:18Emil, it is said that the Volcanic Taal eruption is even more severe.
00:21This is what the residents of Agoncillo, Batangas are experiencing.
00:26I will show you our drone video, where you can see the width of the landslide
00:32and the flood that passed through the landslide that destroyed the houses here and caused many pieces to fall.
00:40As of now, ten people have died and four are missing here in the town of Agoncillo.
00:49In the town of Agoncillo, Batangas, I waited almost all day for the Volcanic Taal eruption.
00:55The members of the Danyo family are desperate.
00:57They are hoping to get back to them, even if it's just for a few days,
01:01their father of the family who was watched by the flood in the aftermath of the Volcanic Taal eruption.
01:05It's like there's a tree in his head, they let it go.
01:09It's important that it falls down so that it can be put back in place.
01:14Aside from life, the livelihood of the affected people of Baguio-Christine in Taal Lake is also affected.
01:18The fish cages were destroyed and there are also fish kills.
01:22The smell of Taal Lake is a bit fishy now.
01:25There are a lot of dead fish, like this one, dead tilapia that were lost in the cages that were destroyed by the flood.
01:37The problem of the town is that they were able to cut off the national road.
01:41Before, this was land, this was concrete, it would go to the other side.
01:44But now, there's a flood. Water has entered.
01:48In the whole town, the barangays of Baniaga and Bilibinwang are isolated, while Barigun is partially isolated.
01:55That's why the residents who were evacuated are now riding a boat and are being helped.
02:00The town is also preparing for the upcoming Liyon Flood.
02:03The Liyon Flood, it's over.
02:07Let Ryan go home.
02:09It hurts because of what we've experienced.
02:14The storm, Christine, it's going to be heavy.
02:18It's going to be light because it's going to be safe.
02:20The houses are being cleaned up one by one using shovels.
02:23On the roads, the backhoes are digging.
02:26Just look at this house.
02:27I've reached Nyero.
02:29Half of the house, because of the thick mud, has reached here.
02:37A huge piece fell in Agoncillo.
02:40But this is not the result of illegal logging according to the mayor.
02:43It's a protected area for the people around Volcano Taal.
02:47This is a natural calamity.
02:50We can't deny that there are people who are eating up there.
02:55But they are planting rice.
02:59In the whole Batangas, 64 people were killed.
03:0415 people are missing.
03:06More than 3,000 residents are in the evacuation center in Agoncillo.
03:10The municipality is asking the national government for help,
03:13especially because their funds are running out.
03:15We need funds.
03:18Of course, the basic ones.
03:20Rice, food, water.
03:23And of course, we need financial assistance for them.
03:27According to our estimates, more than a billion pesos were lost.
03:31Emil, DPWH said that within two weeks,
03:40they can build and connect the cut road as long as it doesn't rain.
03:45That's the latest from Agoncillo, Batangas.
03:47Back to you, Emil.
03:49Thank you very much.
03:50Jonathan Andal.
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