00:00Once again, most of Cagayan was flooded due to the Nica Tsunami.
00:06In just over a month, they were hit by five typhoons,
00:11so the local government's funds ran out.
00:13Live from Tuguegarao City,
00:16this is Jasmine Gabrielle Galvan of GMA Regional TV.
00:19Jasmine.
00:20Jasmine.
00:51Let's go!
00:53Hey!
00:58This house continued to sink
01:00after the river overflowed
01:02in Taguntongan Barangay in Baggao, Cagayan last night.
01:05No one was inside
01:06because the owner of the incident is in Tuguegarao City.
01:10That's just one of the four houses that sank last night.
01:14From the mountain, the water overflowed
01:17down to these houses in Sitio Maros, Hacienda Intal.
01:21The Kamunayan Daycare Center was also affected.
01:23We brought food boxes,
01:27land food items, kitchen utensils,
01:30blankets, and rice.
01:35The flooding of various towns in Cagayan,
01:38such as the town of Solana and Alcala,
01:42as well as the town of Solana,
01:45while in the town of Gonzaga,
01:47the barangay residents of Santa Clara had to be rescued.
01:50The flood reached the elementary school in the town of Bugay.
01:56In Tuguegarao City,
01:57the vendors were able to carry their goods quickly
02:00because of the rapid flood yesterday.
02:03These children were able to help
02:05carry the groceries to their cars.
02:10We only brought a few items
02:12because we haven't brought them back yet.
02:14In the last 30 to 45 minutes,
02:18the water was already there.
02:19The refrigerator was also put in the garage.
02:22After that, the vegetables were sold.
02:24The flood was fast.
02:26When the dam was opened,
02:28the water came straight here.
02:29The residents were also quick to arrange their goods
02:32to reach the houses of ordinary people.
02:36Later, we will rescue them.
02:38We are packing all of our goods
02:41because the water is running out.
02:44By the morning,
02:45the flood had almost reached Bubong.
02:47Of the tens of houses that were affected,
02:49a few were able to sleep.
02:50It's hard, ma'am.
02:52It's getting worse.
02:54Look at our loads.
02:55We have a lot of loads, ma'am.
02:57They are having a hard time with what's happening.
03:00Their daily lives are affected.
03:04Twenty-one barangays were affected in the city
03:07while more than 3,000 were in evacuation centers.
03:10They were there even if the flood came.
03:12They were also prepared for the upcoming Ophel Flood.
03:15Don't let them go home yet.
03:16It's hard for them to evacuate.
03:18The problem is not going back,
03:20but evacuating them.
03:21If the flood comes again,
03:22for sure, it will be a flood.
03:24We will be in trouble.
03:25Aside from the flooded roads and roads,
03:27the lack of electricity is also a problem
03:29in the towns of Lasam, Abulog, Rizal,
03:32Santa Ana, and parts of Tuguegarao City.
03:40Emil, the province of Cagayan experienced
03:42a state of calamity in the month of October
03:44after the Huliana Flood.
03:46Until now, the province is still under a state of calamity.
03:49Meanwhile, from the month of October until now,
03:52the province of Cagayan experienced five floods.
03:56Emil?
03:57Jasmine, you're right.
03:58There were five floods,
03:59and there's still a queue.
04:00I hope it will get better.
04:02When did the calamity fund run out?
04:05The President also mentioned it earlier.
04:11Actually, Emil, after the Christine Flood,
04:13there was no calamity fund,
04:14no quick response fund.
04:15The provincial government of Cagayan
04:18did not use a fund for the Leyon, Marse,
04:22and Maguing in the Nica Flood.
04:24But so far, there has been no problem
04:26even though there is no available calamity fund
04:28in the province because there is a fund
04:30from various local government units
04:32in the province of Cagayan,
04:34and there are also presidential assistants
04:37from various LGUs in the province of Cagayan.
04:39As mentioned in the information,
04:41there are still thousands of people
04:43in the evacuation center.
04:45What are they eating or drinking now?
04:48Or have they already bought it?
04:50And will it still be enough?
04:54You're right, Emil.
04:55After the Marse Flood,
04:57and now the Nica Flood,
04:59there are still a lot of evacuees
05:01or residents in the evacuation centers.
05:04Although there is no calamity fund,
05:06even though there is no calamity fund,
05:07the provincial government of Cagayan
05:09does not have a problem
05:11because the food packs, the water,
05:13the necessities of the evacuees
05:16or residents come from the national government.
05:20In particular, in DSWD Plus,
05:22there are also food packs
05:23from the local government unit.
05:25The system, Emil,
05:26is that the provincial government
05:28will only provide food packs
05:30when the food packs from the LGU
05:32and the DSWD are used up.
05:35But the situation in the province of Cagayan
05:37is that the assistance,
05:40the food packs,
05:41the water,
05:42is enough for the local governments.
05:43So even though there is no calamity fund in Cagayan,
05:46there are still enough food packs
05:48in the evacuation centers, Emil.
05:50Thank you very much.
05:51Jasmine Gabriel Galvan
05:53of GMA Regional TV.
06:05www.gma.gov.au
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