{"id":243268,"date":"2020-01-28T19:10:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T00:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=243268"},"modified":"2020-01-28T19:10:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T00:10:08","slug":"duterte-to-ensure-recovery-of-residents-near-taal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/28\/duterte-to-ensure-recovery-of-residents-near-taal\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte to ensure recovery of residents near Taal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte leads the ceremonial distribution of calamity assistance to the families affected by the Taal Volcano eruption at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Sto. Tomas Campus in Sto. Tomas City, Batangas on January 20, 2020. Malaca\u00f1ang on Tuesday (Jan. 28) assured Duterte will address the recovery needs of the evacuees. (Presidential photo<\/a> by Ace Morandante via Presidential Communications (Government of the Philippines)\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte will address the recovery needs of displaced residents who are now allowed to return to their residences following the lowering of Taal Volcano\u2019s alert status to Level 3, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President would look for ways to ensure that the lives of people affected by restive Taal Volcano\u2019s activity would return to normalcy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President’s directive is always to secure their safety. So necessarily all the appropriate agencies will respond to the directive,\u201d Panelo told a press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng palaging iniisip ni Presidente, \u2018yung<\/em>\u00a0safety\u00a0ng mga kababayan natin. Kung kinakailangan mag-lagay ng pondo roon, maglalagay si Presidente<\/em>\u00a0(The President always thinks for our fellow countrymen\u2019s safety. If there is a need for additional fund, the President will grant it),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 20, the President called on Congress to hasten the passage of the PHP30-billion supplemental budget for areas affected by the Taal Volcano eruption.<\/p>\n

The supplemental budget would be used to provide assistance and livelihood to displaced residents.<\/p>\n

More than 300,000 residents from areas near Taal Volcano have been forced to flee their homes when Taal Volcano began spewing clouds of thick ash and steam on Jan. 12.<\/p>\n

Total lockdown of all 199 villages and 15 municipalities and cities in Batangas and Cavite has also been strictly implemented.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lowered the alert status of Taal Volcano from Alert Level 4 to 3 following the decline in volcanic earthquakes, slower ground deformation in Volcano Island and the volcano\u2019s caldera, and weak steam and gas emissions at the main crater.<\/p>\n

The lowered alert status of Taal Volcano paves the way for the return of affected individuals to their respective homes or workplaces outside the Taal Volcano\u2019s seven-kilometer danger zone.<\/p>\n

Panelo said local governments are already attending to the needs of the displaced residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cTinutulungan na nga sila ng<\/em>\u00a0local governments\u00a0eh<\/em>\u00a0(Local governments are helping them already). Their concerns have already been addressed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung may kulang pa, doon papasok si Presidente<\/em>\u00a0(If the assistance from there is not enough, the President will also lend his hand to assist them),\u201d the Palace official added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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