Residents salvage scraps after a number of houses along the Pasig River in Manila were destroyed by the wind and the waves brought by the typhoon Carina strengthened southwest monsoonon July 23, 2024. Around 25 familes from Isla Puting Bato were previously evacuated as a result of the conditions. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the national government has prepositioned some P2.88-billion worth of aid in different parts of the country as Typhoon Carina continued to batter parts of the Philippines.The National Capital Region (NCR) and other parts of Luzon were submerged in floods after Typhoon Carina — enhanced by the southwest monsoon — brought non-stop rains since Tuesday.“We have P2.88-billion worth of prepositioned aid and close to 4,500 personnel on standby for search, rescue, and retrieval operations,” the President said in a statement on X.“I have instructed all concerned agencies to provide swift assistance to all those affected by Typhoon #CarinaPH and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon,” he said.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/23/wet-wednesday-morn-in-metro-manila-due-to-habagat-653">Wet Wednesday morn in Metro Manila due to habagat</a></div>The government also provided some P43.15 million in assistance to around 770,000 individuals affected by the southwest monsoon in Visayas and Mindanao over the last week, he said. Marcos said he would hold a situation briefing “to assess the current situation and ensure that all necessary support is provided promptly and effectively.”Carina is forecast to steadily intensify and may reach its peak intensity prior to its landfall over the northern portion of Taiwan Wednesday afternoon or early evening. The typhoon will cross the rugged terrain of Taiwan and exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) Wednesday night or Thursday early morning. It will then make its final landfall over southeastern China Thursday morning or early afternoon.<div><a href="http://https//news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/7/23/gale-force-gusts-to-lash-13-areas-carina-heads-towards-taiwan-553%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B">Gale-force gusts to lash 13 areas; Carina heads towards Taiwan</a></div>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the national government has prepositioned some P2.88-billion worth of aid in different parts of the country as Typhoon Carina continued to batter parts of the Philippines.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the national government has prepositioned some P2.88-billion worth of aid in different parts of the country as Typhoon Carina continued to batter parts of the Philippines.

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Marcos says P2.88-B in aid prepositioned for victims of Typhoon Carina

Marcos says P2.88-B in aid prepositioned for victims of Typhoon Carina

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jul 24, 2024 09:24 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 24, 2024 09:39 AM PHT

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