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Motorists deal with low visibility along EDSA-Guadalupe on July 24, 2024 as the typhoon Carina-enhanced habagat batters Metro Manila. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><div><span dir="ltr"></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172180828685720240724-carina-habagat-flood-metro-manila-JC-6.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Motorists deal with low visibility along EDSA-Guadalupe on July 24, 2024 as the typhoon Carina-enhanced habagat batters Metro Manila. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Motorists deal with low visibility along EDSA-Guadalupe on July 24, 2024 as the typhoon Carina-enhanced habagat batters Metro Manila. <em></em><em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered local government units to focus disaster response efforts on areas that have been isolated due to the onslaught of Typhoon Carina. </p><p>This, after the Office of Civil Defense reported that 96 roads and 13 bridges were affected by the effects of Typhoon Carina. </p><p>“Kaunti lang ang instructions na binigay ko sa grupo dahil maganda naman ang response natin so far,” Marcos Jr. told reporters after a situation briefing at the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/24/dilg-recommends-metro-manila-state-of-calamity-due-to-typhoon-carina-1210" id="isPasted">Metro Manila declares state of calamity due to Typhoon Carina </a></div><p>“Sinabihan ko sila na magfocus ng mabuti sa mga areas na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa natin napapasok,” he said. </p><p>“Yun ang magiging next na priority na gagawin ng DSWD pati na Public Works kasi kung yung mga daan ay na-landslide, kailangan magtulungan sila ng LGU (local government unit) para i-clear yung daan,” he said. </p><p>Before noon, some 96 roads, 13 bridges and 11 seaports have already been affected by the heavy rain and floods brought by Typhoon Carina, according to data from the OCD. </p><p>So far, damage to agriculture is pegged at P9.70 million, while damage to infrastructure is at P700,000, data showed. </p><p>Meantime, Marcos Jr. noted that local government units have the prerogative on whether or not their areas should be placed under a state of calamity. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/23/typhoon-carina-intensifies-anew-1738" id="isPasted">Typhoon Carina intensifies anew; signal no. 2 still up in Batanes </a> </div><p>“Kapag ang calamity ay 3 regions ang involved, then the national already has to come in. That’s a national calamity already,” the President said. </p><p>“It is up to the local communities to decide because they know best what they need,” he said. </p><p>The national government is now “working on” measures making sure that funds will be available should some local governments deplete their emergency funds, he said.</p><p>RELATED VIDEOS:</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xleYX3yT6Zw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1WSLaeA2Dsg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered local government units to focus disaster response efforts on areas that have been isolated due to the onslaught of Typhoon Carina.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered local government units to focus disaster response efforts on areas that have been isolated due to the onslaught of Typhoon Carina.

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Marcos Jr. orders gov’t to focus on areas isolated due to Typhoon Carina

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Published Jul 24, 2024 04:07 PM PHT

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