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Hope and relief filled the air in SOCCSKSARGEN Region as the offices of Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano brought much-needed assistance across the provinces of Sarangani and South Cotabato from July 16 to 26, 2024.
The effects of Typhoon Carina could have been mitigated if the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) had completed its long overdue flood control projects, according to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.
The worsening flooding in Metro Manila appears not to complement the increasing budget we are allocating for flood control projects every year.
Senator Win Gatchalian said any amendment in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) should result in lower electricity prices for the benefit of consumers who continue to endure high electricity prices.
Senator Grace Poe mobilized volunteers on Friday to set up a soup kitchen and serve warm bowls of lugaw (porridge) to residents of Manila hit by floods.
Senator Risa Hontiveros, together with former Senators Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino, and Atty. Chel Diokno, personally led the distribution of relief goods for residents of Pasig City affected by heavy floods following super typhoon Carina and the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) on Friday.
Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero on Thursday called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to put an end to chronic flooding in Metro Manila after Typhoon Carina and southwest monsoon or "habagat" submerged the nation's capital region and brought it to a halt.
"Sa panahong ito wag muna tayong magusap patungkol sa pulitika; mas mainam magtulungan tayo para mapadali ang rehabilitasyon ng mga kababayan nating biktima ng Bagyong Carina lalung-lalo na yong mga nasa mga evacuation centers pa at may mga karamdaman; marami pang nawalan ng tirahan at nasira ang kabuhayan; sila muna ang pagusapan at tulungan natin."