Duterte orders 24/7 aid for quake victims
Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 03:55:19 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered concerned government agencies to provide help to quake victims 24/7 “to make sure that everyone is safe and are ready for possible aftershocks,” Malacañang said on Monday.
Duterte made the directive following the 6.9-magnitude quake that jolted Davao del Sur on Sunday.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles said the national government has mobilized all frontline disaster response and humanitarian assistance units to ensure that victims are immediately provided assistance.
“President Duterte is closely monitoring the progress of ongoing operations to thoroughly evaluate the damage of the quake and all ground units are ordered to work round-the-clock to make sure that everyone is safe and are ready for possible aftershocks,” Nograles said.
“We will definitely provide all the assistance needed for the family of the lone fatality. Medical assistance is also being provided for the 37 people who are initially listed as injured as a result of the powerful quake,” he added. CATHERINE S. VALENTE