{"id":187956,"date":"2018-11-02T00:37:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T04:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=187956"},"modified":"2018-11-02T00:37:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T04:37:53","slug":"duterte-leads-briefing-effects-rosita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/02\/duterte-leads-briefing-effects-rosita\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte leads briefing on effects of \u2018Rosita\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte listens to the updates on the government’s disaster response operations following the onslaught of Typhoon Rosita in Region 2 and in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR ) during a situation briefing at the Hotel Andrea in Cauayan City, Isabela on November 1, 2018. ARCEL VALDERRAMA\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte spearheaded the situation briefing on the effects of Typhoon Rosita, in Cauayan City, Isabela on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The situation briefing was attended by disaster, local and national government officials, led by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.<\/p>\n

Public Works Secretary Mark Villar reported on damaged infrastructures, particularly roads and bridges, including those in areas affected by landslides in the Cordillera region.<\/p>\n

Villar said \u201cRosita\u201d wrought PHP1-billion worth of damages on infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Interior and Local Government Officer-in-Charge Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o, Health Secretary Francisco Duque, and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III also attended the meeting.<\/p>\n

Before attending the briefing, Duterte conducted an aerial survey of areas heavily damaged by the typhoon, particularly the landslides in Mountain Province and Benguet.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the looks of it —\u00a0sa taas kami<\/em>\u00a0(from the top), the damage was really very extensive, especially (the) road network. And there\u2019s a lot to do there, plus the missing persons, which are worrying us now,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

Duterte, however, said he was satisfied with how local and national government officials did their duties during the onslaught of \u201cRosita\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am satisfied with the response of government, everybody\u2019s here. And I think that everyone is doing his duty. I\u2019d like to thank you for that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mitigating measures that were taken by all is impressive. And I\u2019d like to thank you. So I did not waste my time coming here,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He instructed officials to return the situation to \u201cnormalcy as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that we have reached the standard of response needed for this particular incident. I said the most important thing really is to return normalcy. And that would mean really the clearing of the roads,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte directed Bello to find something productive for people displaced by the typhoon.<\/p>\n

Bello said the affected people will be given emergency employment.<\/p>\n

According to NDRRMC, \u201cRosita\u201d displaced 30,734 families and left 14 people dead, many of whom were victims of landslides, particularly the massive landslide in Barangay Banawel, Natonin in Mountain Province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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