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| President Duterte and the scene near Mt. Mayon in Albay (ctto) |
Manila, Philippines – On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte
visited the evacuees affected by Mt. Mayon’s eruption amid the unpredictable
and the unrest of the volcano.
On his visit, the president vowed to prioritize the food and
sanitation needs of thousands displaced residents near the area.
Sanitation and food shortage are now the main concern of
around 80,000 residents who fled their homes and found refuge in evacuation
centers.
With his generous heart, President Duterte immediately
handed out P25 million in checks to the provincial government with a promise to
add P50 million more in the next few days. The initial amount is for the two
main concerns- food and sanitation.
“Iyung short-term is food and, well, an increased
surveillance of contamination,” the president said during the briefing of
current situation in Legazpi city with the local government officials and
disaster management authorities.
“If there is a congregation near each other infection can
break [out] in a matter of days. So it is always demanded of the situation that
we safeguard health so we have to provide temporary shelters.” The chief
executive said.
He also said that he might task the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) to transport more portalet at the evacuation centers.
“In the meantime if there is none constructed, we have to
somehow deliver a sanitary way of disposing human waste. If there are available
portable toilets in Manila, we can always send them,” he said.
Up to date, Mayon remains on alert level four, which means
the threat of a violent eruption is still high, as it continued to spew out
lava, ash, and other superheated materials out from its crater.
Source: ABS CBN
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