Halos 1,500 pamilya sa Cordillera, apektado ng Bagyong #CarinaPH at habagat
Halos 1,500 pamilya sa Cordillera, apektado ng Bagyong #CarinaPH at habagat
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00:00Some families were evacuated from Cordillera after the landslide
00:05due to the impact of the typhoon Karina and Habagat.
00:09Some farmers were forced to transport their products immediately
00:14so that they won't be damaged.
00:15This is Horton Campana of PTV Cordillera.
00:20Almost 1,500 families or more than 5,600 individuals in Cordillera
00:27were affected by the landslide of the typhoon Karina and Habagat.
00:3137 barangays in Abra, Baguio City, Benguet, and Mountain Province were affected.
00:3712 houses were also partially damaged.
00:40The family of Rowena Salis was among the 14 families
00:44who evacuated to Latredan, Benguet after the landslide destroyed part of their house.
00:51Suddenly, there was an earthquake.
00:53There was an earthquake and then there was an explosion.
00:56When I opened our window, our kitchen was full of dust.
01:03Residents in Latredan were also evacuated immediately if necessary,
01:09especially in landslide-prone areas.
01:12The BDRMC was also activated.
01:15They are the ones who are involved in our volunteers, our fire and police.
01:21If they call for help, all teams will be dispatched.
01:29The Department of Social Welfare and Development, CAR,
01:33quickly responded and provided assistance to the affected families.
01:38More than 36,000 family food packs and 24,000 non-food items
01:43were pre-positioned in various provinces in the region.
01:47The agency's stand-by funds amounted to P78 million for relief efforts.
01:53The disaster response team of Baguio City continued clearing operations
01:58for landslide incidents, soil erosion, fallen trees, and power outages.
02:05Meanwhile, in the midst of heavy rainfall,
02:08farmers in the province of Bengkiet transported vegetables
02:12so that the rain wouldn't destroy them.
02:15Jatro from Sayangan, Atok, even though it rained heavily,
02:19he transported his cabbage product.
02:22But he was saddened because the price of the cabbage he brought was low.
02:27It's very heavy.
02:29It's very heavy.
02:30It's very heavy.
02:32It's very heavy.
02:34According to Hebrus Dalyones, market superintendent
02:37of the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post,
02:40the supply of vegetables is sufficient for now
02:42and there are a lot of truckers and traders who are buying.
02:45As of now, our trading post is still full.
02:50There's a line of four-line farmers.
02:53There's more to come.
02:55In the price monitoring of the Bengkiet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center today,
02:59the price of most highland vegetables remains low.
03:03Except for carrots, chilies, and potatoes.
03:07Jorton Campana for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.