00:00Tropical depression Verbena may have inconspicuously passed through the country,
00:04but she still left the trail of misery and ruin in the flooded areas of the Visayas.
00:09Arad Lagusa gets us up to speed on the details of the latest OCD status report.
00:16Following the onslaught of tropical cyclone Verbena,
00:19two people were reported missing in the province of Negros Oriental.
00:23According to Office of Civil Defense Spokesperson Juni Castillo,
00:26one of them is from Bahay City and the other from the town of La Libertad.
00:31Ang initial report po na aming nakuha ay parang naanood po yata sa creek itong dalawang kababayan natin.
00:36So ongoing naman po yung search, rescue and retrieval nito ng ating teams doon-doon sa mga lugar na ito.
00:44More than 7,000-8,000 people have been affected by the impact of Verbena.
00:48Of this number, 48,000 individuals are staying in more than 460 evacuation centers.
00:54Castillo said that flooding was reported in 46 areas including Region 6, Region 7, Caraga and Mimaropa.
01:01He added that in most of these flooded areas, water levels have already subsided.
01:05Data from OCD also shows that 10 landslides were recorded due to the weather disturbance.
01:09According to Castillo, some areas have become saturated from continuous rains.
01:14Yung mga bantanong pagguho ng lupa ay hindi pa natin kumbaga inaalis yung possibility of that especially doon sa mga areas, yung mga matataas na lugar, yung mga bundok, at saka yung mga inulan na mga lugar.
01:29Kaya dapat po pinag-iingan talaga natin yung ating mga kababayan.
01:33He added that it is the local government's responsibility to issue advisories on whether it is safe for residents to return or not.
01:40Meanwhile, the OCD continues to coordinate with various government agencies.
01:44This includes the DSWD which is the lead agency providing food packs, hygiene kits, and other supplies.
01:49Ito naman po ay nire-replenish tuloy-tuloy. Kapag ka nababawasan, dinadagdagan, tapos naka-strategically po, naka-latag na po ito at naka-warehouse sa iba't-ibang mga lugar sa buong bansa.
02:02Yung paggawa ng predictive analytics, pagka tinitingnan natin may paparating na bagyo, dito dadadaan sa mga rehiyon na ito.
02:09So tinitingnan doon ilan itong mga kababayan natin na mga ngailangan at gaano karaming mga pagkain ang kakailanganin.
02:16Pre-emptive evacuations were conducted ahead of the tropical cyclone.
02:20Castillo explained that authorities consider the projected track of the tropical cyclone, wind intensity, and expected rainfall based on the data from Pagasa.
02:28Additionally, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the DNR issues a lease of barangays at risk of landslides and flooding.
02:34These details are then passed on to local governments to advise affected barangays.
02:39Also, road clearing operations are continuing in areas that remain impassable led by the DPWH and local government units.
02:46Rod Ligused from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
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