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MANILA Philippines – The death toll from Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) continues to rise as different agencies rushed to launch rescue operations in the Cagayan province, which suffered most of the damage in the Valley region. of Cagayan.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said at least 37 people were confirmed dead, while dozens were injured and missing.
At 5 pm on Saturday, Mark Timbal, a spokesman for the NDRRMC, said that the confirmed deaths were concentrated in four regions: 20 in the Cagayán Valley, six in Calabarzón, five in the Bicol region and six in the Cordillera Administrative Region. (CAR).
The NDRRMC also registered 22 injured in Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Bicol and Cordillera, while 15 people remained missing in Calabarzon, Bicol and CAR.
Coast Guard deployed
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is using all of its assets to assist in search, rescue and recovery operations in Cagayan and Isabela provinces.
The PCG said it had deployed all air assets, including two Airbus light twin-engine helicopters and its BN Islander aircraft, several rescue boats and more than 200 employees as of Saturday afternoon.
As of 1:45 p.m. Saturday, the PCG said it had dispatched more than 120 human resources, including deployable response teams, a doctor, three nurses, caretakers of two K-9 dogs, logistical support and security teams to the city. of Tuguegarao in Cagayán. . The Manila-based teams will help people already on the ground.
“They are bringing with them two additional rubber dinghies with outboard motors, generators, crib beds, food and water supplies, automotive and aviation fuel drums to sustain ground and air search and rescue operations in affected areas. the disaster, “said the PCG. .
As this unfolded, members and pensioners of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) who were victims of the recent typhoons can apply for emergency loans in the amount of P20,000, the state pension fund said on Saturday. .
In a statement, GSIS President and CEO Rolando Macasaet said the emergency loan would be available to government employees and retirees living in areas devastated by typhoons “Rolly” and Ulysses.
Macasaet said the loan has an interest rate of 6 percent per year and is paid in 36 equal monthly installments.
“Qualified to apply are members who are on active duty and not on unpaid leave; have no pending administrative or criminal cases; and have a net salary of no less than P5,000 after all required monthly obligations have been deducted, ”Macasaet said.
“Those who have due and due loan accounts (over six months past due) can now renew their previous emergency loan for a different calamity (excluded under the COVID-19 emergency loan program),” he added.
Macasaet said that even those who paid just three months of premiums before applying for the loan could already take advantage of it.
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