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He also gave instructions and guidelines in response to the reports he got from local brought P578 million in total damage to infrastructure and agriculture throughout the province.
In the same Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council the local leaders to stop residents from using overhead power lines from fallen electric posts to dry their clothes.
”I’ve noticed that some residents are using the power lines to dry their clothes. Please make sure they are no longer using these damaged power lines before restoring the electricity to avoid casualty,” Aquino told
Casiguran Mayor Ricardo Bitong reported that 93 percent of his constituents have been affected by Typhoon Lando.
Because of the cooperation of all the barangay (village) leaders and the people as well, the typhoon left only three casualties in the province of Aurora, according to its governor, Gerardo Noveras.
”We have 42 injured people while 14,536 houses were [partly] damaged and 1,924 were totally damaged,” Noveras reported to the President.
He said the typhoon also left P22-million worth of damage from fallen electric poles.
The President distributed relief goods and inspected damaged infrastructure be municipal hall of Casiguran.
He then inspected damaged infrastructure including Saint Anthony de Padua Church, Casiguran public market, Agricula covered court, Casiguran District Hospital and Tinib Calangwasan Integrated School.
Aquino was accompanied by Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson, Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, Health Secretary Janet Garin, Education Secretary Armin Luistro and Interior Secretary Mel Sarmiento.
Also joining the President were Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, Aurora Rep. Bella AngaraCastillo, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Executive Director Alexander Pama and Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Hernando Iriberri.
From Casiguran, the President went to Pangasinan to inspect typhoon- stricken areas in the province and some parts of Central Luzon.
Last Monday, Aquino handed out relief goods to displaced families in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.
He was initially scheduled to visit the provincial capital, Baler, on Thursday where Liberal Party (LP) candidates Manuel Roxas 2nd and Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo previously distributed relief goods to typhoon victims.
Baler Mayor Nelianto Bihasa, who is not was politics involved in the visit of Roxas and Robredo since the relief goods did not pass through him.
Malacañang responded on Wednesday, saying the relief goods were meant for typhoon victims, not for Bihasa.
It said the government will help typhoon
Damage reaches P7.3B
Damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by Typhoon Lando has reached P7.33
Production losses in the agriculture and while the damage to infrastructure has amounted to P902.4 million, according to the NDRRMC also on Thursday.
The damage estimates were for the regions of Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Cordillera.