00:00In the midst of the struggle for the victims of the Christine and Leon earthquake,
00:05President Bongbong Marcos admitted that the response to the earthquake will never be enough,
00:11even though the government is doing everything.
00:13He also has flood control, but he deliberately can't handle the effect of climate change.
00:19His order to the agencies is in the direction of Ivan Mayrina.
00:23In the midst of the struggle for the Christine and Leon earthquake,
00:30and the number of casualties reached 150,
00:34this day was celebrated as a national day of mourning.
00:37You know, when you lose a life, you lose a life. It's a terrible tragedy.
00:42The President mentioned that in Talisay, Batangas,
00:44where a candle was lit and 20 people were buried
00:48in what is considered Ground Zero of Pananalasa.
00:50The President admitted that the government is not doing enough
00:55until a life is lost because of the calamity.
00:58It's never enough. It's never enough. I wish we could do more.
01:02We're doing everything that we can.
01:05In the whole province, the total number of victims is 61
01:08to help with the recovery.
01:10The government distributed P10,000 for the beneficiaries,
01:14materials for the reconstruction of the damaged houses,
01:18and P10,000,000 for the local government.
01:21While in the neighboring town of Laurel, where 11 people were killed,
01:24a bridge was also inspected.
01:26Here, P1,000,000 worth of infrastructure was destroyed by the Christine earthquake,
01:31in addition to the initial tests in the area.
01:33This is a really big event in our lives.
01:38We were saved from the volcano. This is what happened to us.
01:44Flooding of rivers, flooding of rivers, and heavy rains
01:49are recurring themes in the floods that occurred in Baguio.
01:53Among the questions on where the funds for flood control projects will go,
01:58which amounted to almost P300 billion in 2023,
02:01and P300 billion in 2024 and 2025,
02:05the Senate will boost the budget of the DPWH.
02:10This is a welcome to the President.
02:11But if he insists, climate change is severe.
02:14That's why it's hard, even for the projects laid out.
02:17Our flood control is really overwhelming.
02:19We have flood control, but we can't do it.
02:22We really can't do it because in the entire history of the Philippines,
02:26there has never been anything like this.
02:28This is the first time we are facing this.
02:30Look, not only here, did you see what happened in Spain?
02:34Did you see what happened in different places?
02:37What happened in the States?
02:38It's the same.
02:39In those places, this is the first time this has happened.
02:43A flood that they have never seen in their lives.
02:46This is how the people of Laurel, Batangas described
02:49the flood that hit their town in Kasagsagan
02:52during the Christine Flood that hit the Bayoyongan Bridge
02:56here behind me.
02:57That's why the President has a grudge against the government agencies.
03:02The Department of Science and Technology,
03:04which oversees the warning systems
03:06and communication with the DILG
03:08so that the local authorities can receive the information quickly.
03:12The DPWH and DNR are also reviewing the design of the roads and bridges
03:17to be more resilient to the changing climate.
03:20From Batangas, for GMA Integrated News,
03:23Ivan Meyrino, for 24 Hours.
