00:00More than the first forecast, the number of next typhoons entering the country this November.
00:06More than half of the funds for food aid were spent.
00:10Two typhoons have already passed.
00:13Will the funds be collected until December?
00:16Ivan Mayrina is on the lookout.
00:20There's a little bit of rain.
00:23It's a good thing we have a rope.
00:28This man is in the gift of the authorities in Amulong, Cagayan on the Cagayan River.
00:32I think he's drunk. I think he's drunk.
00:34He almost drowned.
00:36He was caught by a boat carrying wood on the river.
00:39That's why they reminded him to follow the instructions.
00:44In Tuguegarao City, the water level in Buntun Bridge is already critical.
00:47It reached 11.3 meters today.
00:49Residents in the evacuation center are being told not to go home.
00:54There's no rice to be harvested next month in Tabuk City, Calinga.
01:00It was flooded because of the rain brought by the typhoon Nika.
01:04While in Krino, there's a limited travel due to the white and slippery roads.
01:09There's a broken rope in Aglipay.
01:11The broken power lines are being repaired.
01:14Until tomorrow, there's no class in the entire province.
01:18According to the previous forecast, only one or two typhoons will enter the country in the month of November,
01:25but it's already the middle of the month.
01:27The fourth typhoon, known as Pipito, will enter the country.
01:30It will be accompanied by the typhoon Ofel in the PAR.
01:33Yesterday, it was accompanied by the typhoon Nika.
01:36What's more, almost the same direction and the same place was hit,
01:40Cagayan, where residents in the evacuation center are not going home.
01:45Since our red alert status has not been lifted since Christine,
01:50all the mayors must implement forced evacuation under such protocols.
01:57They will remain in the evacuation centers.
02:04This is a big expense for the government.
02:06According to the GMA Integrated News Research, based on the data from the 2024 national budget,
02:11for this year, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund of P22.7 billion
02:17will be allocated to agencies related to the disaster, such as DSWD, DPWH, and DOTR.
02:23P1.7 billion is the quick response fund of DSWD for the entire year.
02:28That's all.
02:29In just five typhoons since the typhoon Christine,
02:32P1 billion has been spent on family food packs.
02:36New food packs are being filled in warehouses for the next typhoons.
02:40So far, we have received P100 million of standby funds.
02:45Obviously, only P100 million was left in our disaster response fund.
02:51But the good news partner is that the replenishment of our fund is fast when it comes to disaster response.
02:57The good news is that P870 million of quick response fund was added for DSWD before the end of this week.
03:05The budget department assured that this is in accordance with President Bongbong Marcos' order.
03:10If the typhoons continue, we can get the remaining P7 billion from the P13 billion contingent fund.
03:18We can also ask the DBM to use the unprogrammed appropriations
03:22or from the Local Government Support Fund, Financial Assistance to Local Government Unit.
03:27Although it is said that only one or two typhoons are expected in December.
03:31For GMA Integrated News, Ivan Mayrina, for 24 Horas.
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