Capitol sends disaster assessment team at Compostela Valley

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - A disaster assessment team has been sent by the province of Pampanga in Davao Oriental and other areas badly hit by Typhoon Pablo.

The team was created and in patched under the instruction of Governor Lilia Pineda to cooperate with the concerned officials and residents to determine the immediate needs of the victims.

Engr. Lulu Alingcastre, head of the Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) disclosed that they had gone through with the devastated villages in New Bataan town in Comspotela Valley province.

She observed that most of the houses were totally devastated and buried to  several feet of mudflow rendering the affected residents helpless with no other means to survive on their own. .

"Ang kailangan ng ating mga kababayan dito ay bunkhouses para mayroong silang matuluyan habang inaayos pa ang kanilang permanenteng titirhan. At pagbalik po namin sa Pampanga ay titiyakin po namin na dala ang lahat ng impormasyong kailangan para maibigay agad ang tulong na kailangan nila," Alingcastre said.
           
Former Lubao Mayor and Pampanga Mayors' League (PML) President Dennis "Delta" Pineda, who is also gunning the vice gubernatorial seat in the province likewise  immediately flown  to Compostela Valley to help the residents recover from the devastation by giving assistance.

He led the "Delta Team" in reaching out the surviving  residents by giving  other basic necessities.

Meanwhile, the current PML President Candaba Mayor Jerry Pelayo stated the province may also help in bringing more livelihood projects in the affected communities.

This according to him could lead to Compostela Valley's immediate recovery from devastation.

"Kailangan natin bigyan ng kabuhayan ang mga tao dyan na nawalan ng bahay, kabuhayan at mga mahal sa buhay. Ang kailangan pa ang ating mga kababayan ay malinis na tubig na maiinom," Pelayo noted.

As this developed, the mayor added that Governor Pineda will be sending a water purifying facility that could make water from the river readily available for drinking.

Joining the disaster assessment team were the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (PSWDO) headed by Elizabeth Baybayan, representatives from the Provincial Engineering Office (PEO)and Roy Imperial, consultant on agricultural concerns by the provincial government.