MANILA – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in its Friday update announced that combined damage to agriculture and infrastructure due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoons Goring, Hanna, and Ineng have totaled PHP1.9 billion.
Damage to agriculture in the Cagayan, Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas and the Cordillera regions has reached PHP996,451,516.85
In infrastructure, damage was estimated at PHP905,696,229.28 in Ilocos, Cagayan Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas and Cordillera regions.
There were also 7,813 damaged houses recorded in the Ilocos, Cagayan, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas and Cordillera regions.
Affected families were placed at 291,545, which is equivalent to 1,084,632 persons residing in the Ilocos, Cagayan, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas and Cordillera regions, and Metro Manila.
Resilience-building programs
Amid the successive tropical cyclones, the Office of Civil Defense conducted a planning workshop on "Strengthening Institutions and Empowering Localities Against Disasters and Climate Change" (SHIELD) on Sept. 4 to 5.
SHIELD is a six-year program that seeks to accelerate institutional and community resilience-building efforts against natural hazards and climate change through a multi-stakeholder partnership approach.
It is being implemented in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme and through the support of the Australian Embassy in the Philippines.
SHIELD’s program components ae local resiliency, targeting local government units; policy engagement with relevant national government agencies; scientific practices tailored and with accessible information for local resilience action. (PNA)
