CALAMBA CITY, Laguna –The Sangguniang Bayan (legislative council) of Naic, Cavite declared 12 coastal villages under state of calamity on Tuesday due to flooding brought by incessant heavy rains in Luzon spawned by the southwest monsoon and Tropical Storm "Henry".
In a report to the regional Office of Civil Defense (OCD) here, Regional Director Olivia Luces, who also chairs the Calabarzon Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) that the town legislative council's Resolution No. 61, series of 2018, placed the 12 barangays or villages under a state of calamity.
Luces identified the barangays as Labac, Mabulo, Bancaan, Bagong Karsada, Bucana Malaki, Sapa, Bucana Sasahan, Munting Mapino, Timalan Balsahan, Timalan Concepcion, Balsahan and Latoria.
She said the OCD-RDRRMC has been monitoring the situation and the effects of Tropical Storm Henry which induced southwest monsoon rains to the region.
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Quezon were experiencing light to moderate rains while light to occasional heavy rains drenched Rizal province.
The provinces’ Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils have been reminding village and community leaders, especially residents in low-lying areas, on mountain slopes and coastal areas of any eventually on flooding, flashfloods, landslides, storm surges and big waves.
As this developed, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IV-A have readied family food packs for the flood victims and available funds at any given time which could immediately be utilized as augmentation support from the Local Government Units (LGUs) is necessary.
Luces reported that the DSWD has already inventoried evacuation centers with quick response teams on alert and ready for deployment to the affected areas.
Cavite’s Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office prepositioned rescue emergency equipment in affected areas. (PNA)
