THE number of individuals affected by super typhoon “Egay” has reached 2.86 million yesterday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
In a situational report, the NDRRMC also reported one additional death due to Egay which left the country last week. The toll now stands at 27 dead and 52 injured. Thirteen persons remain missing.
Seven provinces and 17 cities and municipalities in six regions — Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Cordillera Administrative Region — have declared states of calamity, the NDRRMC report also said.
It said 766,789 families or 2,868,373 individuals are affected in 4,655 barangays in 13 regions — Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao, Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region Muslim Mindanao (BARRM), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and National Capital Region.
Central Luzon had the most affected population with 329,470 families (1,149,314 individuals) followed by Ilocos (214,141 families or 918,458 individuals) and CAR (104,413 families or 365,471 individuals)
Of the total affected population, NDRRMC said 15,611 families (57,799 individuals) are staying inside 665 evacuation centers, while 57,568 other families (232,105 individuals) are staying with relatives or friends.
The number of affected population was nearly 400,000 higher compared to last Tuesday’s figure — 675,357 families or 2,476,907 individuals.
Meanwhile, the NDRRMC reported one death in Davao region due Egay. This brought to 27 the number of deaths reported by the Camp Aguinaldo-based agency.
The 26 other deaths recorded by the NDRRMC were in CAR with 12, Ilocos with eight, Calabarzon with four, and Western Visayas with two.
AGRI, INFRA DAMAGE
The cost of damage to infrastructure and agriculture in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas and CAR slightly increased to P5.49 billion yesterday, from P5.47 billion last Tuesday.
The cost of damage to infrastructure is now at P3.52 billion (from P3.51 billion) while the cost of damage to agriculture is now P1.97 billion (from P1.96 billion).
The number of houses “partially” and “totally” damaged by Egay also rose to 50,649, from the previous 41,920. These damaged houses are in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao, Soccsksargen, BARMM and CAR.
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center reported P3.17 billion worth of initial cost of damage to agriculture.
Despite damage to rice and corn crops reaching over P1 billion each, the DA said it is still small compared to annual production targets.
The DA attached agency said as of 2 p.m. yesterday, cost of damage is equivalent to 106,453 metric tons (MT) of goods tended by 146,260 farmers in 170,843 hectares (ha) of affected areas.
Damage and losses in rice amounted to P1.34 billion with affected area at 98,887 ha and volume of production loss at 38,917 MT or 0.20 percent of the total annual production target volume for rice at 19.76 million MT.
For corn, damage and losses amounted to P1.03 billion with the affected area at 70,003 ha and volume of production loss at 55,513 MT or 0.60 percent of the total annual production target volume for corn at 9.30 million MT.
Other sectors that suffered damage are infrastructure (P351.74 million), high value crops (P244.51 million), fisheries (P175.39 million) and livestock and poultry (P34.27 million).
The Department of Trade and Industry, through its regional and provincial offices, is monitoring prices of basic necessities and prime commodities to prevent price manipulation, especially after the declaration of the state of calamity.
Meanwhile, the San Juan City in Metro Manila gave P1.5 million in financial assistance to Ilocos Norte. Mayor Francis Zamora said he handed the check to Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc at the San Juan City hall yesterday. — With Jed Macapagal and Christian Oineza
