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Transcript
00:00A province in Quezon experienced a typhoon.
00:03It also caused a storm surge.
00:05And live from Tagkawayan, Quezon,
00:08we have the first news from Jun Veneracion.
00:11Jun!
00:14Egan, we can say that the residents of Quezon are now able to breathe easily
00:20after the typhoon Pipito.
00:22You can see here behind me,
00:24here in the coastal barangay of Magsaysay,
00:27here in Tagkawayan,
00:28the sun is shining and people's lives are back to normal.
00:34But Egan,
00:35in the aftermath of the typhoon Pipito,
00:37the province was also hit by heavy rain and wind,
00:42especially the island municipalities like Nampolillo.
00:46There was also a storm surge that reached 5 feet
00:50because the evacuees were able to evacuate early,
00:52and the disgrace was avoided.
00:54According to the PDRMO of Quezon,
00:56no one was injured or lost because of the typhoon.
01:01Only many were affected.
01:04According to the PDRMO,
01:07more than 113,000 residents were evacuated.
01:11The directive of the Quezon Governor, Helen Tan,
01:14is that the evacuees will only be able to return home
01:16if there is no tropical cyclone wind signal in their area.
01:20As for class suspension,
01:21the provincial government is asking LGUs
01:25Egan, because the sun is shining,
01:28fishermen are preparing here in Tagkawayan
01:32to find a way to make a living again.
01:34They also had a problem with their income for a few days
01:36because they can't fish or go fishing
01:40because of the bad weather.
01:42This is the first news from Tagkawayan, Quezon.
01:45I am Jun Veneracion for GMA Integrated News.
01:47Jun, was the storm surge that reached houses
01:50or was it just a pinch?
01:56Egan, we just talked to the PDRMO chief of Quezon, Mel Avenilla.
02:02He said that they received initial reports
02:05that houses were damaged in Polilio Island
02:09because of the storm surge.
02:10But they are still waiting for the final report
02:13on how severe the damage was
02:14and how many houses were damaged
02:17in the island municipalities like Polilio.
02:20But Egan, what is important is what we can say
02:22that in Quezon, no one got sick.
02:26They said that houses were damaged
02:29but what is important is life.
02:31Egan.
02:32Thank you very much and be careful Jun Veneracion.

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