Balitanghali: (Part 1) November 18, 2024

GMA Integrated News

-Bagyong Pepito, nag-iwan ng matinding pinsala sa Catanduanes/ Clearing operations, isinasagawa kasunod ng mga landslide/ Buntis, tinulungan manganak sa kanyang bahay ng mga pulis/Ilang evacuees, umuwi na sa kani-kanilang bahay/ Family food packs, sinimulan nang ipamigay sa evacuees   -Bagsik ng Bagyong Pepito, naranasan sa ilang bahagi ng Aurora   -Tabaco Port, balik-operasyon na matapos ang pananalasa ng Bagyong Pepito/Dagdag na 45,000 Family food packs, inaasahang darating sa Catanduanes ngayong linggo   -PBBM, nagpasalamat sa mga rescuer at tauhan ng mga LGU na patuloy na rumeresponde sa sunod-sunod na bagyo   -Oil Price rollback, inaasahang ipatutupad bukas    Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 11:00 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali.  #GMAIntegratedNews #GMANetwork #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00The typhoon Pepito is now in the West Philippine Sea after it cut off different parts of Luzon as a super typhoon.

00:20In Catanduanes, where the typhoon first landfall, a lot of people were left behind.

00:26Here is the story of EJ Gomez.

00:32Continuous rainfalls

00:37accompanied by strong gusts of wind.

00:44He experienced a lot in the province of Catanduanes

00:47in the aftermath of the typhoon Pepito,

00:49which was a super typhoon that hit there.

00:53The typhoon first landfall in the town of Panganiban,

00:55where the typhoon left a huge wreck.

00:59According to their mayor,

01:00almost 500 houses were destroyed there.

01:03In the town of Karamoran,

01:05only parts of the cut trees were left on the roadside.

01:09Some houses were damaged,

01:10including a covered court there.

01:13The damage to the town of Bagamanoc was also everywhere,

01:16from houses,

01:17police stations,

01:18churches,

01:20power poles,

01:21and trees.

01:23Almost the same thing happened in the town of Higmoto.

01:26In Viga, Catanduanes,

01:28and the Emergency Operations Center,

01:30the roof collapsed.

01:31The typhoon also caused landslides.

01:34That's why the clearing operations continued,

01:36just like in San Miguel.

01:38In San Andres,

01:39a pregnant woman was helped by the police

01:41who gave birth inside her house.

01:44She was taken to the hospital

01:46and was in good condition.

01:49In Virac,

01:50a truck full of firemen

01:53passed through Imelda Boulevard.

01:55When the weather cleared up,

01:57some evacuees returned to their homes.

02:00Some stayed at the evacuation center.

02:03Relief operations for the affected residents also started.

02:07Aside from that,

02:08three more trucks are waiting at Tabaco Port

02:10that has 6,000 family food packs

02:13for the people of Catanduanes.

02:15The No-Sale Policy is just waiting to be lifted

02:18in the province,

02:19according to Governor Joseph Cua.

02:21EJ Gomez is reporting for GMA Integrated News.

02:26Let's update on the situation in Catanduanes

02:28that was hit by the typhoon Pepito.

02:30We will talk to GMA Integrated News stringer,

02:33Jinky Tabor.

02:34Jinky, how is the weather there?

02:37Good morning, Connie.

02:39As of now,

02:40we can see that the sun is shining

02:44and we are not experiencing

02:46any flooding in all parts of Catanduanes.

02:50But Jinky, how many evacuees?

02:53What is their situation

02:55if there are still evacuees at the evacuation center?

03:00As of now,

03:0273,000 individuals were reported

03:05to have evacuated during the typhoon Pepito

03:09from 26,000 families.

03:13But in the province of Catanduanes,

03:17after the eye and eye wall of the typhoon,

03:21the evacuees are returning to their homes

03:26to be checked and cleaned.

03:29As of now,

03:30the majority have returned to their homes

03:34and only a few are at the evacuation centers.

03:37These are the cases

03:39where their homes were washed out

03:42and they are working hard to rebuild

03:47before they can return to their homes.

03:51Jinky, is it true that there were 500 evacuees?

03:56Has that been added?

04:00Connie, this will be added

04:02when the reports arrive from various countries.

04:08As of now,

04:09the reports from 11 countries in Catanduanes

04:13are not yet complete

04:16because we are having a hard time communicating.

04:19Even transportation is not yet possible

04:22to go to Viga, Panganiban, Bagamanuka

04:27to get their full report for now.

04:31Jinky, we are showing the videos

04:34that were taken from Catanduanes

04:36and other places there.

04:37This is a very serious incident

04:39where a typhoon hit the area.

04:42Are there areas that have not been visited yet?

04:47Especially when it comes to providing aid, Jinky?

04:52There are still a lot, Connie.

04:54Actually, in the town of Pandan,

04:56we talked to Mayor Tabirara there.

04:58We haven't received a report

05:00on what happened in their barangays

05:02because it's impossible for people

05:05to go to the center of their town.

05:11When it comes to distributing aid,

05:16only a few barangays in Virac

05:20are able to provide aid.

05:22One to two months.

05:24Jinky is saying that it will take a long time

05:27for the power to be restored.

05:30Do we have an update

05:32on how long it will take for the power to be restored?

05:38Is Catanduanes the only place that has no power?

05:44Yes, Connie.

05:45Catanduanes has no power.

05:48One of the biggest problems

05:51is the lack of electricity here.

05:55Catanduanes has no electricity

05:59and there are no generators

06:03to charge the residents.

06:06How about the supply of water, Jinky?

06:10It's also a problem with the water.

06:13The power is expected to last up to two months

06:17before it can be restored in the province.

06:20We don't know about the water.

06:22Until now, there has been no water supply

06:26even here in the center of Virac, Catanduanes.

06:29It's the same with electricity in other towns.

06:33The water from our reservoirs is still colored.

06:38There are damaged pipes and lines

06:42that go to our consumers.

06:44Is there a problem with the aid?

06:48Initially, there is a lack of aid, Jinky.

06:51But the DSWD said that

06:54Secretary Rex Gatchagan is here

06:57to provide assistance.

06:5920,000, is that correct?

07:01Yes, Connie.

07:02Our DSWD food packs are running out.

07:07We are also giving away food

07:09since the Christine earthquake.

07:11This morning, the C-130 arrived

07:14with 3,000 food packs

07:18from Alen in Samar.

07:21This is part of the 20,000

07:24that the DSWD is giving away

07:26according to Secretary Rex Gatchagan.

07:28Aside from other assistance

07:30that the national government will provide

07:33in the province,

07:34which was promised by the government.

07:36Are the flight schedules okay?

07:39Is the travel of ships the same?

07:42Connie, the travel of ships and airplanes

07:45has returned today.

07:47We have seen commercial flights.

07:49They will schedule this

07:52in the airports

07:54until the C-130s arrive

07:58in private planes

07:59that are bringing assistance

08:01here in the province.

08:02Jinky, what are the things

08:04that our countrymen need

08:06in Catanduanes?

08:07Maybe you can call them

08:09on their behalf.

08:12What we really need

08:15in the province of Catanduanes

08:17is additional food packs

08:19because there are so many

08:21affected individuals.

08:23We have 119,000

08:29affected individuals.

08:30We need food packs,

08:32hygiene kits,

08:33drinking water at GI sheets,

08:36and other construction materials

08:38because this is also

08:40one of the biggest

08:41problems of the typhoon Titito

08:43which is the destruction

08:44of the houses of our residents.

08:47Is the zero casualty

08:48in the entire province

08:49still maintained, Jinky?

08:52Earlier, Governor Cua

08:54issued a statement

08:57confirming that

08:59we have zero casualty.

09:01I will just add

09:03to the needs

09:04here in Catanduanes.

09:06We need augmentation

09:08for power restoration teams

09:10from our other cooperatives

09:13if they can send assistance here.

09:15We also need our telcos

09:18to restore the signal

09:20in the province

09:21to have free calls

09:22and text booths.

09:25The signal of the internet

09:28here is really weak.

09:30We are just relying on Starlink.

09:35Other than that,

09:36other telcos

09:37really have no signal.

09:39That's why it's really hard

09:40to communicate

09:41from here in Catanduanes.

09:43That's why they need

09:44to call the telcos

09:45and the DSUD

09:46or the Department of Human Settlements

09:48for the reconstruction

09:49of the houses there.

09:50Thank you very much.

09:51Yes, ma'am.

09:52Take care, Jinky.

09:54That was Jimmy,

09:55Integrated News Stringer,

09:56Jinky Tabor.

09:59You can also feel

10:00the impact of the typhoon Titito

10:02on some parts of Aurora.

10:07In Dipakulao,

10:08where the second landfall

10:10of the typhoon occurred,

10:11the waves are raging.

10:14It even reached the cottages

10:16of a resort.

10:18The rain in Baler

10:19was accompanied

10:20by strong winds.

10:22The roof of some houses

10:23there was completely destroyed.

10:26The time spent in Dilasag

10:28was also harsh.

10:31In Port of Tobacco,

10:32in Albay,

10:33the sea is crossing

10:35to Catanduanes

10:36from the mainland Luzon.

10:38So let's talk about

10:39their situation there

10:41with Joseph Morong

10:42once again on the spot.

10:43Joseph?

10:47Connie,

10:48the Tobacco Port

10:49here in Albay

10:50has been reopened

10:51after the Typhoon

10:52Titito.

10:54Connie, the Tobacco Port

10:55here in Albay

10:56has been reopened

10:57so they allowed

10:58boats to cross

11:00to the province of Catanduanes.

11:02This morning,

11:03Connie left

11:04two boat trips.

11:06In Catanduanes,

11:07DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian

11:09was there

11:10to confirm

11:11that the National Government

11:13in the province of Catanduanes

11:15was affected.

11:16Catanduanes was hit

11:17by the Typhoon Titito

11:18here in Bicol

11:19so many houses

11:21were destroyed

11:22especially by the seas.

11:23Secretary Gatchalian

11:24also talked to

11:25Catanduanes Governor

11:26Joseph Cua.

11:27According to Secretary Gatchalian,

11:29they have proposed

11:30before the Typhoon

11:3110,000 family food packs

11:33but

11:34they will add

11:3520,000 family food packs

11:38until Thursday

11:40and 25,000

11:42on Saturday.

11:43The affected residents

11:45are also asking

11:46for financial assistance.

11:49Connie,

11:50last night

11:51at the Tobacco Port

11:52we talked to

11:53many Catanduanes

11:54who were affected

11:55by the Typhoon

11:56and are worried

11:57about what happened

11:58to their families

12:00and their homes

12:01and properties.

12:02That is why

12:03they are campaigning

12:04no matter what

12:05because the travel

12:06to Catanduanes

12:07was allowed

12:08starting today.

12:10Here is

12:11Secretary Gatchalian's

12:12statement.

12:16I will wait

12:17for the list

12:18from the Provincial Government

12:19for the DSWD

12:20to prepare

12:21the cash assistance

12:22for the destroyed

12:23houses.

12:25The goal

12:26of the DSWD

12:27is to make sure

12:28that we can immediately

12:29assess the needs

12:30and relay

12:31the requests

12:32of the Provincial Government

12:33to the various

12:34national authorities.

12:40Connie,

12:41we arrived here

12:42early in the morning

12:43but only at 5pm

12:44yesterday

12:45the Philippine Coast Guard

12:46removed the

12:47suspension

12:48for the travel

12:49to Catanduanes

12:50here in Albay.

12:52The boat

12:53that we boarded

12:54is the third

12:55of the travel

12:56today.

12:57Someone left

12:58early in the morning

12:59and tomorrow

13:00will resume

13:01the travel

13:02to Tabaco,

13:03Tabaco, Albay

13:04but our fellow

13:05Filipinos

13:06who are planning

13:07to return to

13:08Catanduanes

13:09have an operation

13:10here in Tabaco,

13:11Albay.

13:12Connie?

13:13Thank you very much

13:14Joseph Morong.

13:15President Bongbong

13:16Marcos

13:17thanked the

13:18rescuers

13:19and the

13:20LGUs

13:21who are

13:23I'm sure that

13:24they are exhausted

13:25I am sure

13:26that they

13:27have done

13:28and they continue

13:29to do

13:30and work

13:31as hard as

13:32they can

13:33so we thank

13:34them.

13:35In addition,

13:36the President

13:37will continue

13:38the rescue

13:39operations

13:40particularly

13:41in isolated

13:42areas

13:43because of

13:44the typhoons.

13:45The relief

13:46operations

13:47are also

13:48underway

13:49and the

13:50rebuilding

13:51of

13:52the

13:53government

13:54is

13:55going

13:56on.

13:57The

13:58government

13:59has

14:00a role

14:01to play

14:02in the

14:03relief

14:04operations

14:05and

14:06the

14:07rescue

14:08operations

14:09in

14:10the

14:11Philippines.

14:12The

14:13government

14:14is

14:15also

14:16going

14:17forward

14:18to

14:19butcher

14:20perusin at 90 centavos cada litro.

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