00:00A large number of people were left behind by the Nica typhoon in other places in Isabela.
00:04The areas in Ilagan, which were submerged in the river, were hit by the typhoon.
00:08The flood was almost on the other side of the river in a subdivision where some residents were rescued.
00:13Just like in Ilagan, the situation in the town of Tumawini was the same.
00:18The lives of the residents were affected.
00:21The roofs were broken, the waiting shed was overturned,
00:24and the schools were cut down in the town of Alicia.
00:29The houses were also destroyed by the residents in Santiago City.
00:37The government promised to refund the calamity and quick response funds for the next typhoons.
00:44According to PCO Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez,
00:47the Department of Budget and Management told him that there is enough funds for the calamity until the end of this year.
00:54According to the DBM, as of October 24,
00:57the QRF received P30 billion from various agencies for the quick response to the calamity,
01:02such as DSWD, DILG, DOTR, and DPWH.
01:06More than half of it has already been used.
01:09One of the things that the QRF can get is the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund, NDRRMF.
01:15But the Office of Civil Defense said that it will be used up.
01:19Aside from the NDRRMF, the DBM said,
01:22the Contingent Fund and Program Appropriations and Local Government Support Fund can also get additional funds.
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