00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. promised that the government will have enough funds to fight
00:06and support those affected by the eruption of Mount Canlaon.
00:10Kenneth Pacientes has the details.
00:16Following the eruption of Mount Canlaon,
00:18President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. promised that the government is ready to help the affected families.
00:24According to the President,
00:25aside from the government's focus on the situation,
00:28he will not hesitate to help those affected by the calamity.
00:32In fact, he assured the DBM that there is enough funds to send help to those affected.
00:38First of all, I got the report from Secretary Rex Gatchalian,
00:43who landed already in Negros early this morning.
00:47DBM has already assured me.
00:50We are ready to support the families who have been evacuated outside the 6-kilometer danger zone.
00:58The DSWD has already started sending family food packs to the area,
01:02as well as other needs of the affected residents.
01:05The DNR and DOST also moved to assess the situation.
01:10So, it really erupted.
01:13DNR and DOST are continuing to monitor air quality
01:20to see if we need to do more in terms of evacuating
01:25if the toxic gases that are coming out of the volcano are dangerous.
01:31The Inter-Agency Coordinating Cell is also active now for faster response efforts.
01:37The task force of Mount Canlaon is also under the Office of the Civil Defense.
01:41The forest evacuation inside the 6-kilometer danger zone of the volcano was also carried out.
01:46That's why the residents didn't seem to be evacuating if necessary.
01:49The government is also ready to increase the danger zone to 10 kilometers
01:54when the alert level 4 was raised in Mount Canlaon.
01:57This is asphalt. It depends on the wind.
02:00The seaports won't be affected.
02:02Only the airports will be affected.
02:06But that's the coordination of the KAAP.
02:11DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian also went to Negros Occidental
02:15to personally assess the situation and the needs of the evacuated.
02:20The Mobile Command Center of DSWD Field Office 6
02:24was also assigned to provide services to the affected residents.
02:27This includes services for communication, internet connectivity, and power supply.
02:32Meanwhile, an additional 5,000 boxes of Family Food Packs were also sent
02:37by the DSWD Visayas Disaster Resource Center.
02:40The City Action Team of Mount Canlaon City and other LGUs also immediately moved
02:44to provide relief assistance to the evacuated evacuation centers.
02:49Transportation, hot meals, medical check-ups, and other assistance were also included.
02:54Kenneth Paciente for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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