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00:00The help of the GMA Capuso Foundation continues to be delivered to our countrymen affected by the Christine typhoon.
00:06We will be joined by GMA Capuso Foundation Executive Vice President and COO, Ricky Escudero-Catibo.
00:12Thank you for the opening of the interview. For the news this afternoon...
00:16Hey Raffy, good morning.
00:18Where did the help of the GMA Capuso Foundation reach and who is the target to be given help?
00:25We have simultaneous deployments. Let's just report where we are now.
00:30Right now, the team of the GMA Capuso Foundation is in Quezon.
00:35They just finished a distribution. We are now in Catanawan.
00:39The flood is still quite deep there.
00:42And then we will continue because yesterday we were in Lopez.
00:46So now we are in Catanawan, Quezon.
00:49Both of those areas are badly hit.
00:53So we will stay there until we run out of relief goods.
00:59Now, our team that we sent out to go to Picol,
01:06they are now in Sipocot.
01:08You know Raffy, our truck is still not able to carry the relief goods.
01:17Good for 1,800 families.
01:20We are not able to carry it because the flood is still too deep.
01:25And there are some roads that were damaged.
01:31So we are not able to carry it.
01:33But we will continue with the help of the 9th Infantry Division.
01:39Hopefully, we will be able to carry it.
01:41Now, right now, the GMA-KF just finished the first round of distribution in Lipa.
01:48Can you imagine? Even Lipa was flooded.
01:51Now, right after, we will go to Bawan and Lemery
01:58because the flood there is also very deep.
02:02And we are with the soldiers of the 59th Infantry Battalion, 2ID.
02:09Now, the GMA-KF team went to Nueva Vizcaya.
02:16Right now, they are already there.
02:20I think they will be there by 7 p.m.
02:25It is expected that they will arrive there.
02:30In Isabela and Cagayan.
02:33We will distribute in Cagayan and Isabela.
02:36You know, Christine just came from there last night.
02:39We will repackage and feed on Saturday.
02:43Distribution on Sunday.
02:45So, the GMA-KF Foundation, all our teams are concentrated on this effort.
02:52And Rafi, I want to take the opportunity to please appeal to everybody who is watching Balitang Hali
03:03to join our telethon and donate
03:10because there are too many provinces and people who are affected at the same time.
03:15That's right.
03:24So, Rafi, we really need to work together.
03:28The GMA-KF Foundation will continue until next week.
03:33We are planning a second and third wave for Bicol.
03:39In fact, we will be airlifting this weekend
03:42because our teams have been waiting for too long for the flood to go down.
03:50So, we will be airlifting this weekend.
03:53Our landing is in Albay.
03:56So, hopefully, we will be able to do our Bicol distributions this weekend.
04:02We will report this to the partners who are donating and to our donors
04:09so that you will know that the GMA-KF Foundation is really moving
04:13so that you can receive the help that you are distributing.
04:16That's right.
04:17The effects of the Christine earthquake is very widespread from Northern Luzon to Southern Luzon.
04:21How will be the supply of relief goods coming from Manila and the distribution?
04:27You mentioned the airdrop.
04:29Are you looking for another mode of transportation
04:32so that the relief goods can reach those in need?
04:35And of course, those stranded on the roads who haven't eaten for several days.
04:39Is there anything that the GMA-KF Foundation can help them with?
04:43Yes, this is what we did, Rafi.
04:45We gave relief goods to our reporters who were going to that place.
04:50In particular, our team who were going to Isabela and Cagayan
04:55they already brought relief goods
04:57because the behavior of the evacuees is that they go to the highways
05:01when they really have nowhere to go.
05:04So we will distribute along the highways.
05:07When we reach Isabela and Cagayan,
05:10our suppliers are already waiting for us for immediate distribution.
05:17What we need to do is to repack.
05:19Our help there is the 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army.
05:25There are a lot of affected areas in different places.
05:30For the first time, we already experienced Karina and Enteng.
05:38But this is really wide, Rafi.
05:40And at the same time, the effect of flood.
05:46So we really deployed from the south up until the north.
05:53We will not stop this weekend.
05:55We will continue distributing until next week.
05:59On the airlifting,
06:01I would just like to say that we have confirmed
06:04that we will be airlifting relief goods to Albay.
06:09It has been a long wait here on the junk shore of Quezon and Kamsur.
06:20We already have a big truck there.
06:22They will bring relief goods to Kamsur.
06:26But our wait period is two days, Rafi.
06:32So we are looking for a way.
06:34And this is it.
06:36We will airlift relief goods this weekend.
06:39Because that is the quickest way, going to Albay.
06:43Because there are a lot of affected areas in Albay.
06:47Are there areas that cannot be reached?
06:49Or are you reporting that until now,
06:51they have not been able to receive aid
06:53because the roads or roads are not accessible?
06:56There is, Rafi.
06:58What we reported here is Lt. Gen. Dong Palafox
07:03of the Southern Luzon Command of the AFP.
07:06And he is saying that there is a municipality in Albay.
07:10It is not reachable, cut off.
07:12So we will do our best to reach that area.
07:16Because we feel sorry for the people there.
07:21Maybe later they will be very hungry.
07:23Yes.
07:25We will be there for four days.
07:28So my worry there is that the prepositioned relief packs of the DSWD are running out.
07:39So that is why we are really in a hurry
07:41for Bicol to be able to enter.
07:43Because we will be there for four days, Rafi.
07:48Maybe later they will run out of supplies there.
07:51Yes. Again, to our fellow countrymen
07:53who are asking for help and donations
07:55through the Kapusa Foundation,
07:57especially the in-kind donations.
07:59What are your reminders?
08:01In in-kind donations,
08:03the GMA Kapusa Foundation also accepts.
08:05Drop off your in-kind donations.
08:09Here at the GMA Kapusa Center
08:11in Cantu Puya of Samar Avenue
08:13and GMA Network Drive.
08:17Just a reminder,
08:19we will not be giving food items
08:21that will expire.
08:23We feel sorry for the victims
08:25of this typhoon.
08:29Let us make sure
08:31that the drop offs
08:33of rice
08:35and canned goods
08:37is six months or above
08:39the expiry period.
08:43So that there is no danger
08:45to those who will receive it.
08:49Now, we also accept new clothes, Rafi.
08:51New clothes.
08:53Don't accept old clothes.
08:55Because sometimes,
08:57we see old clothes
08:59with holes.
09:01Again, we feel sorry
09:03for our evacuees.
09:06We have to give dignity
09:08to the evacuees.
09:12We will accept
09:14until 4 p.m.
09:16Tomorrow,
09:18the GMA Kapusa Foundation
09:20will accept both
09:22cash and in-kind donations
09:24here in our office
09:26at the GMA Complex
09:28in Cantu Puya
09:30of Samar Avenue
09:32and GMA Network Drive.
09:34Rafi, I also want to invite
09:36everybody to join
09:38the telethon
09:40organized by the GMA Network.
09:42All the donation portals
09:44of the GMA Kapusa Foundation
09:46are posted there.
09:50And we promise you
09:52that we will organize
09:54more relief operations
09:56as well as
09:58developmental infrastructure
10:00projects.
10:03Over 200 classrooms
10:05were damaged
10:07in the latest
10:09typhoon
10:11to Christine.
10:13Thank you very much.
10:15GMA Kapusa Foundation
10:17Executive Vice President
10:19and the COO, Ricky Escudero-Catibog.
10:21Thank you, Rafi.