PBBM visits Valenzuela and Navotas, distributes relief aid

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00:00And as soon as the weather improved enough to allow him to do so,

00:03the president made sure to check on some of our countrymen who were affected by the intense flooding yesterday.

00:09The chief executive visited Valenzuela and Navotas today,

00:13where he was briefed by local officials on the situation on the ground in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Karina.

00:19Joshua Garcia has the details.

00:24At the alert center earlier, Valenzuela City Mayor Wes Kachalyan

00:28briefed President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on the current situation in the city.

00:32Flooding persists in certain areas of Valenzuela.

00:35According to the LGU, they have opened 77 evacuation centers in 32 barangays in the city.

00:41More than 5,000 families, equivalent to over 20,000 individuals, have been affected.

00:46Mayor Wes Kachalyan noted,

00:59The president also visited Malanday National High School, riding a truck.

01:03He passed through flooded areas.

01:05The president wondered why there is still flooding in Valenzuela

01:08despite the presence of a number of flood control measures to mitigate the situation.

01:19At Pag-asa Science Garden, 461.4 millimeters of rainfall was recorded on Wednesday.

01:24This amount of precipitation normally expected in a month fell within just 24 hours,

01:29overwhelming the flood control projects around Camanava.

01:47The flood control project by the DPWH is worth 1 billion pesos,

01:51Accompanied by MMDA Chairman Don Artes and DILG Secretary Benjar Avalos, Jr.,

01:56the president inspected a flood control system in the votas to personally understand the problem.

02:02What we have seen is that one of the most important parts that

02:20This is why 80% of Navotas is still underwater.

02:24In Tanza, life remains difficult for those affected by the flooding.

02:28Aside from the difficulty of wading through flood waters,

02:31taking a boat, their primary means of transportation, is expensive.

02:35The fare ranges from 40 to 50 pesos to cross the flood without getting wet.

02:40Ness and EJ, a married couple, bought plenty of supplies to avoid leaving their house frequently.

02:50Nori, a mother, braved the rushing water just to buy food.

03:01Despite the high flood waters, the president also navigated

03:04through the area to see the situation of the flood victims.

03:19The president said that in this way he could better understand the real problems

03:24and empathize with that his fellow citizens are going through.

03:26Joshua Garcia from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.