“ACTS of God cannot be averted, they are really beyond human control,” Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said yesterday when asked by Edge Davao what should be done to avert the deluge that has hit Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon.
Also yesterday, the mayor ordered the release of P6.70 million in cash and material assistance, mostly food, to an estimated one million victims of widespread flooding as rains continued to batter Manila,neighboring towns and provinces and other parts of Luzon the past several days.
In a press conference yesterday, the mayor said cash assistance amounting to P5,650,000 and 7,000 food packs worth P1,050,000 will be provided to the affected families.
The ten cities comprising Metro Manila, several towns in the rest of Luzon will each receive cash assistance of P100,000.
Some towns which suffered much less based on reported of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as of last August 8 will each get P50,000 qlong with food packs for Bulacan and Pampanga.
Meanwhile, city officials here expressed cobern over a similar disaster befalling Davao City – even worse one than that one that occurred in Matina-Pangi in 2011.
“Yes, it is possible. But I believe Davao City is more prepared than most of the other LGUs (local government units) in Luzon.
“The EMB (Environmental Management Bureau) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) should be careful in granting ECCs (environmental compliance certificates), said former councilor and now consultant to the mayor, Danilo Dayanghirang.
“The heavy downpour and consequential flooding and landslides are highly possible in Davao,” said Dr. Adrian Tamayo, economist and researcher of the University of Mindanao Institute of Popular Opinion. (IPO).
Tamayo said the World Wildlife Forum (WWF) forecasts an increase rainfall in the next few years which would lead to disastrous floods.”While it is a sure-to-come phenomenon, Davao is relatively ready. Disaster mitigation measures are in place; first responders are efficient; and the people are aware of the threats. But the summit is the ability of the LGU to hold them together to ensure readiness and resilience thereafter. We are ready and must always be,” Tamayo said.
Also yesterday, the mayor ordered the release of P6.70 million in cash and material assistance, mostly food, to an estimated one million victims of widespread flooding as rains continued to batter Manila,neighboring towns and provinces and other parts of Luzon the past several days.
In a press conference yesterday, the mayor said cash assistance amounting to P5,650,000 and 7,000 food packs worth P1,050,000 will be provided to the affected families.
The ten cities comprising Metro Manila, several towns in the rest of Luzon will each receive cash assistance of P100,000.
Some towns which suffered much less based on reported of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as of last August 8 will each get P50,000 qlong with food packs for Bulacan and Pampanga.
Meanwhile, city officials here expressed cobern over a similar disaster befalling Davao City – even worse one than that one that occurred in Matina-Pangi in 2011.
“Yes, it is possible. But I believe Davao City is more prepared than most of the other LGUs (local government units) in Luzon.
“The EMB (Environmental Management Bureau) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) should be careful in granting ECCs (environmental compliance certificates), said former councilor and now consultant to the mayor, Danilo Dayanghirang.
“The heavy downpour and consequential flooding and landslides are highly possible in Davao,” said Dr. Adrian Tamayo, economist and researcher of the University of Mindanao Institute of Popular Opinion. (IPO).
Tamayo said the World Wildlife Forum (WWF) forecasts an increase rainfall in the next few years which would lead to disastrous floods.”While it is a sure-to-come phenomenon, Davao is relatively ready. Disaster mitigation measures are in place; first responders are efficient; and the people are aware of the threats. But the summit is the ability of the LGU to hold them together to ensure readiness and resilience thereafter. We are ready and must always be,” Tamayo said.
