00:00The government did not help those affected by the typhoon Christine and Leon,
00:05particularly in Bicol Region.
00:07That's what Floyd Brantz reported.
00:11Help for the Bicol Region is still on the way.
00:14Yesterday, 8 trucks arrived from Visayas Disaster Resource Center
00:19with 13,600 family food packs.
00:22At the same time, 5,000 family food packs were sent to the town of Bulansa, Sorsogon
00:27and the town of Bumbonsa, Camarinesur as additional help.
00:31Meanwhile, the number of missing families in San Miguel Bula, Camarinesur
00:38was added to the list.
00:40On Saturday, 23,000 food packs arrived in Legazpi City
00:45from the DSWD Visayas Disaster Resource Center in Cebu City.
00:50With the help of the 258th Presidential Airlift Wing
00:54and the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing,
00:56more than 200 family kits and 300 family food packs were delivered to the Philippine Air Force in Batangas.
01:03The additional 5,500 family food packs for our countrymen who were affected by the Typhoon Leon in Batanes are now in Batanes.
01:12It was transported by the BRP Gabriel Silang of the Philippine Coast Guard
01:17that arrived yesterday in Basco Port in Batanes.
01:19The so-called aid was distributed to different municipalities in the island provinces of Batanes.
01:26Meanwhile, with the help of the Bayanihan, the clearing operation in Batanes became fast
01:31where the national and provincial roads were specifically targeted for immediate passage.
01:36The government gave more than a billion pesos in aid to the families affected by the typhoon
01:43according to the Presidential Communications Office.
01:46The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
01:50and the Department of Public Works and Highways
01:52in cleaning the roads and removing debris from the canals
01:56that were affected by the severe tropical storm Christine and Typhoon Leon.
02:00According to the latest NDRRMC data,
02:04150 people died due to the Typhoon Leon and Christine.
02:10The NDRRMC also reported that almost 8 million people were affected by the so-called typhoons.
02:17Floyd Brents for Pambansang TV in Bago, Philippines.
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