(FILE PHOTO / Courtesy of the Philippine Coast Guard)
The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) urged evacuees to include their pets in evacuation plans as heavy downpour caused massive flood affected some parts of the country on Saturday, July 24.
“It has been raining almost non-stop for the past two days and flood waters continue to rise in many areas of Metro Manila. We urge all pet owners to be prepared and choose to err on the side of caution when questions of whether or not they should evacuate come up,” the PAWS said in a Facebook post on Saturday, July 24.
“Evacuation plans must include all members of the family- most especially, our companion animals,” it added.
Published July 24, 2021, 12:00 PM
The government has mobilized resources, including more than P1-billion worth of standby funds and relief aid, to assist communities affected the heavy monsoon rains in some parts of the country.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) placed its units in northwestern Luzon on heightened alert to prepare for disaster response teams on Friday, July 23, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the PCG)
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the government continued to monitor the situation and assured that disaster relief efforts have been initiated.
“We are closely monitoring the weather situation, especially flood-prone and landslide-prone areas, where heavy rainfall warning brought by the southwest monsoon has been raised,” Roque said in a statement Saturday.
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By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Published July 24, 2021 12:17pm Malacañang on Saturday said it is monitoring the situation amid the heavy rainfall brought by the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and funds are on standby for those affected by the weather disturbance. “We are closely monitoring the weather situation, especially flood-prone and landslide-prone areas, where heavy rainfall warning brought by the southwest monsoon has been raised,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. The Palace official said the Department of Social Welfare and Development Central Office and its field offices have standby funds amounting to P849.5 million and prepositioned goods amounting to P169.18 million.
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