MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte reminded concerned agencies and local officials to ensure that the medical needs of evacuees are met despite limited food, water, medicine, and other commodities in areas devastated by Typhoon Odette.
During a recent command conference with local and military officials at the General Benito Ebuen Air Base in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Duterte imposed the directive.
The meeting was conducted on Thursday, but the video recording was aired on Saturday.
“’Yung evacuation centers, ‘yun ang pinakadelikado because they (Evacuation centers are risky because people there can) contaminate each other. You only need one cough — coughing person there — mag-ano na ‘yan, magkalat na ‘yan (to spread) because you crowd people and congregate them in one place,” he said.
He stressed the significance of keeping the distance of evacuees from one another amid the threat of new and more transmissible Covid-19 variants.
“Ang isang concern ko ‘yung health. Araw-araw man sana nandiyan. Ang ano, ‘yung making the rounds in evacuation areas para ma-ano ‘yung mga tao (One of my concerns is health. They’re always there. Make sure to make rounds in evacuation areas so) that they can be attended to with their medical needs,” he said.
Duterte also delegated to the military and police the delivery of financial help and other forms of assistance to typhoon-ravaged areas.
“All assets of the government must be utilized. So mag-shortcut na lang ako (So I am going to make a shortcut). The money will be distributed by the military. Si (Interior Secretary) General (Eduardo) Año will supervise ‘yung areas na kagaya dito (areas that are), highly urbanized, ano naman lahat, diretso na sa… Tutal (Anyway) from the military, it would go to the LGUs (local government units),” he said.
Assigning the task to the police and military does not mean he distrusts the local government.
“Do not think that I am not — I do not trust the local officials. But in times of disorder, kailangan talaga (there should be) even in the matter of ‘yang pag-escort ng mga truck na nagdadala ng ano, nagkakagulo kaagad ang tao eh (escorting trucks bringing aid, there is chaos). So the police must be there and the military… to see to it that the intention and the expectations of government are realized,” he said.
“May lugar kasi sa dito sa — lahat in… Iyong hindi maabot because marami pang (There are places that are difficult to reach because of) obstacles, the fallen trees and everything, movement is slowed down considerably and it is always a — how fast we can reach the people to save the situation,” he added.
Duterte admitted that he did not expect the typhoon to be as strong as the official weather bureau had predicted.
“Hindi naman natin akalain ganoon ka-ferocious ‘yung typhoon (We did not expect the typhoon to be that ferocious). We thought that it’s just another typhoon. We never expected that it would be a huge thing that would affect the country, especially — ang problema (a problem during) Christmas time. May mga tao na (There are people) suffering,” he said.
He expressed hope that much-needed help “could reach everyone” as quickly as possible.
Earlier, Duterte assured victims that the government has raised PHP10 billion for typhoon response.
Acting Budget Secretary Tina Rose Canda clarified that PHP6 billion of the typhoon assistance pledged by Duterte would come from the proposed PHP5.024 trillion national budget for 2022.
Duterte has yet to sign the national budget for next year.
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