00:00The city of Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands is now under state of calamity
00:04because of the resolution issued by the province of Surigao del Norte.
00:09This is the result of a power outage in the so-called towns that started on December 1,
00:14which resulted in the destruction of the submarine cable that supplies electricity to the mainland of Mindanao.
00:21The declaration is to expedite the issuance of an emergency fund
00:25that will help the affected towns of the province.
00:29They are also asking for assistance from the government and agencies for faster assistance.
00:35Meanwhile, the inspection of the Siargao Electric Co-operative continues on the damaged submarine cable.
00:41Modular generators that will be used to temporarily supply electricity to the province are also arriving one by one.
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