President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. on Monday conducted an aerial inspection in Cavite to assess the infrastructure and agriculture damages brought by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng over the weekend.
In a press briefing on Monday, Marcos reported that many flood controls were severely damaged as the water level was breached.
“Talagang ang lakas ng tubig, nasira ‘yung mga flood control kaya nakapasok yung tubig at nabaha ng husto,” he added.
He assured that government agencies are working on long-term solutions to the flooding problem in Cavite.
"May possibility na mayroong project na approved na galing sa Japanese, sa JICA [Japan International Cooperation Agency Philippine Office], na palalakihin nila ‘yung ilog para mas malaki ang dadaanan ng tubig and then mayroon syempre may mga flood control na gagawin," he added.
Marcos was accompanied by Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla during the aerial survey.
Afterward, he landed in an evacuation center in Noveleta, one of the Paeng-hit areas in Cavite.
The President then led the distribution of financial aid to the beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Assistance to individuals in crisis situations (AICS) program.
In the latest situational report by National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 590,990 families or 1,953,814 individuals were affected by STS Paeng.
Of which, 83,243 families or 309,218 individuals were staying inside 4,024 evacuation centers.
The other 243,575 families or 666,156 persons were situated outside the evacuation centers.
