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NEWS (August 18– August 24, 2008) LC declared under ‘State of By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff Reporters PACKING maximum
sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 170 kph, typhoon Karen wrought destruction and devastation
around The urgent measure
was requested by Laoag Mayor Michael V. Fariñas as an appropriation of P2 million as standby fund
to help residents cope with the strong typhoon was passed. According to
Councilor Joseph Tamayo, author of the said
resolution, the P2 million appropriated fund would be used for mobilization,
purchase of relief goods and other things that may be needed by local
residents as they try to cope with the effects of the strong typhoon. Tamayo added that the P2 million fund
would not be used to repair for the damages in agriculture and infrastructure
as well as for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Meanwhile, city
budget officer Carlina Cumigad
said the city government has a total of P16.1 million as calamity fund for
this year and the appropriated P2 million is ready to be released. As of August 20, the
City Department of Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) reported
that at least 23 barangays in the city were
affected by the typhoon. This translates to 1,105 families or 4,740 persons.
The said office has served 130 families and 599 persons. Social welfare
officer Aurora Corpuz said the reported affected barangays may only be a partial total since the city was
still under storm warning signal number 2 as of August 21. Damages on
agriculture have been estimated at P5 million by city agriculturist Oscar
Recta, who said the most affected by the storm were vegetable and rice plants
as well as the fishery sector. Recta also reported
that he ordered several of his personnel to visit all the farming barangays in the city to assess damages. The City Engineering
Office, on the other hand, has estimated damages to infrastructure at P17
million. Both damage
estimates were made on August 21. Ilocos
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