The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is asking regulators to recover P113.28 million which it spent for the repair, restoration and rehabilitation of transmission assets and facilities damaged by typhoons last year. NGCP said the amount was used to repair facilities in areas struck by Typhoons Quinta and…
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In a pre-recorded situation briefing in Tandag City aired Tuesday night, Pimentel made his request directly to President Duterte who presided the meeting.
“Ang immediate needs ko po lalong-lalo na ngayon hindi pa kami tapos mag-rehabilitate ng mga barangay roads ‘yong na- damage niyang Typhoon Vicky (Our immediate needs especially now is we are not done yet in the rehabilitation of village roads damaged by Typhoon Vicky),” he said.
The governor noted that some roads in 200 barangays remain impassable at this time, so he asked for equipment to conduct the repairs.
“We have insufficient equipment,” Pimentel, speaking in Filipino, told Duterte. He cited they were not able to provide for their 17 municipalities and two cities.
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THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said Wednesday that it revised the operating procedures for Magat Dam in Ifugao and Isabela provinces, requiring its administrators to provide 24-hour warning before releasing water as a precaution against future flooding, after large parts of the Cagayan Valley were left under water in the wake of Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) in November.
“Warning stations will be activated 24 hours before the preemptive release of water from the Magat Dam, coupled with a public announcement through text blast. An acknowledgement from the affected local government unit (LGU) will also be required three hours after the public announcement of the preemptive release,” NIA said in a statement announcing the release of revised protocols for the dam’s operators.
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The Philippines’ agriculture sector has survived a volcano eruption that blanketed tons of farm yield with ashes and sustained production within three quarters into the pandemic, but it only took three typhoons to expose its vulnerability.
And Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) National Manager Raul Montemayor has one piece of advice to the government, which is to focus on helping farmers and fishermen recover.
“We need to help the farmers first,” Montemayor said in a text exchange, referring to the damage that the recent typhoons, especially Rolly and Ulysses, caused in the lives of poor agriculture stakeholders.
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