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Floods that reached up to 7 feet deep flooded almost the entire city of Tuguegarao between Friday and Saturday. Some residents were trapped on their rooftops waiting for the flood to recede after the Magat Dam released water and rivers overflowed due to the incessant rains dumped by Typhoon Ulysses and augmented by the tail of a cold front. Photo courtesy of David Te
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Public Works and Roads (DPWH) will jointly lead a task force aimed at accelerating rehabilitation efforts in typhoon-hit areas, Malacañang said Wednesday. .
DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu and DPWH Secretary Mark Villar will chair the “Task Force to Build Back Better” in place of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, as initially announced by presidential spokesman Harry Roque.
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“In-announce din po kahapon ni Chairman na binuo na po yung working group, may konti pong pagbabago, which is based on science. Instead of the Executive Secretary heading the working group, it will now be jointly headed by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Secretary Cimatu, as well as the Secretary of the DPWH, Mark Villar, ”said Roque in an interview with CNN Philippines. .
(The President announced yesterday that there were science-based changes to the working group being established. Instead of the Executive Secretary heading the working group, it will now be headed jointly by the Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources. , Secretary Cimatu, also as Mark Villar, secretary of the DPWH).
“Not only is this based on science, but it also makes sense because when we talk about rehabilitation, we are basically talking about roads and bridges and destroyed buildings which is the DPWH lawn and also talking about the scientific reasons why we have typhoons. climate change is of this nature and that is the raison d’être of the DENR, co-leading the working group ”, he added.
Duterte ordered the creation of the task force for rehabilitation after the country was recently hit by consecutive strong typhoons: Rolly and Ulysses.
The creation of the working group was met with criticism, as some pointed out that the government already has a National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRMC). But Roque previously appealed to give the plan a chance.
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Ulises hit parts of Luzon like Metro Manila and the Bicol region that had barely recovered from the attack of Super Typhoon Rolly earlier this month.
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