GLENDA: the social typhoon, the economic typhoon According to Pagasa scientists, Albay suffered the main brunt of Glenda whose 140-180kph winds lingered over the entire province for almost 7 hours (headwinds, eye to tailwinds). Despite this hazard, deaths were zero and recovery has begun in earned. The impact, however, is largely economic and social. The two biggest victims of Glenda are 1. coconuts- 9.4m trees, output worth P1.3bn and 2. houses made of light materials (40,000) - P1.2bn. Public infra at P670m and other infra at P540m. Total could reach P4.1bn. If such lost incomes and loss of productive capacity will not be compensated by infusion of new resources or net resource transfers, it would transmogrify inevitably into higher poverty and higher malnutrition. The PDRRMC has formed 8 teams to draw up a reconstruction plan that would be submitted to the national government for immediate funding and execution. If this is not funded, 27,333 more poor families and every day of delay in plan implementation means P1.2m additional income losses and 5 more families poorer and hungrier. Right now, we already have 72,000 poor families as growth in tourism, agriculture and industry are offset by annual rituals of climate adversities. The strategic approach is largely to isolate the impacted parts and laser-beam interventions on them and keep them from spilling over into the healthy and vibrant parts of the economy like tourism, handicrafts, food and restaurants and retail trade/commerce. The eight PAGERR teams are 1. Economic Sector (electricity, telecoms, banks, industry and manufacturing) - DTI Rodrigo Aguilar., PPDO Macario M. Pavia, ACCI, ABAP, APEC, NGCP, 2. Agriculture, Agri Facilities - PAS, DA RFU V, PVS, NIA, NFA 3. Health, Health Facilities, Water and Nutrition - PHO Nats Rempillo, DOH V Gloria Balboa and Rose Balisnomo Rempillo, BRTTH Eric Raborar, NNC Arlene Rearioe 4. Housing, Setllements, Livelihoods - PSWDO Yollie Guanzon, DSWD V, MSWDOs, PCEDO, NHA 5. Public Infrastructe - PEO Dante Baclao, DPWH V, DEO 1, DEO 2, DEO 3. 6. Education - Deped Albay, Deped Legazpi, Tabaco, Ligao, BU and CHED 7. Impacts on Environment and Natural Resources: Arnold Embestro, Johnny Belardo, Denr Bicol Denr Emb Region V 8. DRR Agencies - Responses, Resources and Capacities - Ocd-rdrrmc Bicol 8. Hazard Review and Update- Pagasa SLPRSD, Apsemo, Phivolcs, MGB - PAGERR (Plan for Albay Glenda Early Recovery and Reconstruction) — with Raffy Alejandro and 19 others Gov Joey Sarte Salceda
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:41:40 +0000
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