Robredo visits typhoon-ravaged Cagayan

Harris Julio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/lifestyle2/10/21/leni-robredo-vp.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">A crowd gathers around Vice President Leni Robredo and Peñablanca, Cagayan Mayor Marlyn Taguinod. Robredo visited the province, one of the worst hit by Super Typhoon Lawin, on Friday. <em>Photo by Isagani Temporal, ABS-CBN News</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday visited Cagayan after Super Typhoon &#x27;Lawin&#x27; devastated the province.</p><p>She met with Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba and local disaster officials to inquire about the damage, which will be the basis for the kind of assistance her office will provide.</p><p>Mamba said restoration of power and clearing of roads are their priorities at the moment, and they have already extended help to badly affected constituents.</p><p>He also confirmed the death of two persons, one of whom was member of a family in Baggao who got tossed around when their house was blown away by strong wind.</p><p>Mamba estimated, 11 municipalities were affected by &#x27;Lawin&#x27;, the strongest to have hit the province. He said, Lawin&#x27;s wrath is a life- changing lesson for them.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/lifestyle2/10/21/leni-robredo-vp2.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Vice President Leni Robredo met with Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba and local disaster officials on Friday after Super Typhoon Lawin devastated the province. <em>Photo by Harris Julio, ABS-CBN News</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Robredo, for her part, shared what she learned during her visit in Batanes, which was also hit hard by a super typhoon recently. She noted, old Ivatan houses stood the typhoon&#x27;s wrath while modern ones sustained most of the damage.</p><p>Robredo, concurrent head of the National Housing Authority, suggested that houses should now be patterned after these stone houses to make them calamity-proof or ready.</p><p>She also wants the government to be more involved in crafting the designs of houses to be built for typhoon victims.</p><p>But, she emphasized that funds should also be allocated for mitigation programs and projects rather than consumed in recovery efforts during calamities.</p><p>She vowed, government&#x27;s help will arrive quicker than it did in the past. She is also mulling tapping Pag-IBIG for a more extensive support to those in need of calamity assistance.</p><p>After the meeting with Mamba, Robredo also went to Peñablanca, one of the areas hit hardest by the typhoon, where she addressed the concerns of the residents in a brief talk with them.</p><p>Most residents here are busy repairing their homes. In Tuguegarao City, flood is slowly subsiding.</p><p>Robredo also visited Ilagan City, Isabela later in the afternoon.</p>

<p>Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday visited Cagayan after Super Typhoon 'Lawin' devastated the province.</p>

Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday visited Cagayan after Super Typhoon 'Lawin' devastated the province.

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Robredo visits typhoon-ravaged Cagayan

Harris Julio,

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Published Oct 21, 2016 07:36 PM PHT

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