\nSAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) approved a resolution on Monday recommending the state of calamity in Antique due to the El Ni\u00f1o.<\/p>\n
Antique PDRRM Officer Broderick Train said the council made the recommendation following the declaration of the state of calamity in three municipalities in the province.<\/p>\n
‘The towns of Sibalom, Anini-y, and Laua-an have now come up with their own declarations of the state of calamity that is why the PDRRMC also had come up with a declaration for the province,’ Train said.<\/p>\n
Sibalom declared a state of calamity on March 13, Anini-y on March 27, and Laua-an on April 12.<\/p>\n
‘The PDRRMC will be submitting its recommendation for the provincial board to deliberate in next week’s regular session,’ Train said.<\/p>\n
The PDRRMC allocated an initial of PHP10 million from the PHP30 million Quick Response Fund (QRF).<\/p>\n
“We will allocate PHP10 million to assist the affected families and individuals,” Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cad
\niao, who presided over the PDRRMC meeting, said.<\/p>\n
The governor said they need to distribute family food packs and aid to individuals in crisis situations (AICS).<\/p>\n
“We also need to procure movable water tanks and their needed accessories for barangays suffering from water shortage,” Cadiao said.<\/p>\n
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Antique will have PHP100,000 for fuel for the firetrucks to transport water to the barangays and respond to fire incidents due to drought.<\/p>\n
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will also have PHP100,000 for their fuel to back up the BFP during fire incidents.<\/p>\n
The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) report said that 12,552 families with 50,292 individuals were affected by the phenomenon, either because of damaged crops or destroyed houses.<\/p>\n
Those with houses destroyed by fire will receive PHP10,000 AICS and PHP5,000 for partially burned houses.<\/p>\n
Antique has PHP165.6 million recorded damage on rice crops as of April 11.<\/p>\n
Source: Philippines News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) approved a resolution on Monday recommending the state of calamity in Antique due to the El Ni\u00f1o.<\/p>\n
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