President Duterte has vowed to provide Bohol with P2-billion assistance after “Odette” onslaught
PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE — The Philippine President has vowed to provide PHP 2-billion assistance to Bohol after the onslaught of Typhoon “Odette”.
Reports from OPAV (Office of the Presidential Assistance in the Visayas) said that PHP 1 billion of the assistance would go to the province’s local government units (LGUs) while the other PHP 1 billion would go to the national government agencies tasked with the rehabilitation works.
Inquirer reported that the National Housing Authority would provide PHP 5,000 to PHP 30,000 in shelter assistance to each typhoon victim, depending on the severity of the damage.
According to President Duterte, food and water would be provided as soon as possible upon the request of Bohol Governor Arthur Yap, who met the President last Sunday (December 19) afternoon.
Governor Yap was also hoping for a generator set that has a capacity of at least 15hp (horsepower) in order to improve the communication with the local government units.
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President Duterte, along with Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, flew to Bohol in order to inspect the damage caused by “Odette” in the province. The President came from Cebu where he proceeded to Argao town in the south in order to assess the damage.
Aside from Go, Secretaries Rolando Bautista of Social Welfare and Development, William Dar of Agriculture, and Michael Dino of OPAV; and Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, the Civil Defense administrator and executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), were among those with the President in Cebu.
From Argao, President Duterte proceeded to Inabanga but only Go went with him. The President then proceeded to Davao City from Bohol.
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