ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Nov. 14 (PIA6) – Relief operation to address the immediate needs of typhoon victims continues.
Capiz Governor Victor Tanco said that the provincial government has continuously been doing its part to respond to the needs of the victims in the towns and barangays of the entire province.

“Nothing is enough as of the moment for super typhoon Yolanda victims because not all the victims received the relief assistance,” Tanco said, pointing however, that the province is working hard to provide such.
Per record of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development of the province, all the 16 towns, including

Roxas City were already given relief assistance, however, not all of the victims have received it.
On the other hand, Provincial Administrator lawyer Jose O. Villanueva said that they have already distributed the second wave of relief goods to seven towns in Capiz, namely Pilar, President Roxas, Maayon, Panitan, Dao, Sigma and Panay.

Villanueva said that the second round of relief goods for the remaining towns is being readied at the provincial capitol for immediate delivery.

“We wanted that as much as possible all the victims of typhoon Yolanda will be given relief assistance in order to mitigate their distress,” he said.
Villanueva said that the distribution of relief goods is now in the hands of the municipalities and barangays as the province only turns over the relief assistance to the local government units.

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Eleven people were reported dead in the provinces of Capiz and Iloilo as super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) hit the country.

As of press time, five have died in Ilo-ilo while more than 35,000 people have been displaced. Meanwhile, six people were reported dead and 10 missing in Capiz.

According to aerial inspection of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC-Western Visayas) on Saturday, typhoon Yolanda has caused widespread devastation in the region with northern Panay Island suffering the most.

RDRRMC-Western Visayas still cannot ascertain the number of displaced as majority of the areas still have no communication lines or electricity.

Brigadier General Arnold Quiapo, commander of the Philippine Army’s 301st Infantry Brigade (301 IB), said that relief and rescue operations are now underway via helicopters of the Philippine Air Force as majority of roads and bridges are still impassable.

Meanwhile, local government units (LGUs) across the region have been declaring a state of calamity.

Iloilo Vice Governor Raul Tupas said the Iloilo Provincial Board has convened an emergency meeting on Saturday to declare a state of calamity in the province as Yolanda’s fifth landfall directly hit the town of Concepcion.

Tupas, the acting governor, said the devastation is mounting.

Aside from the destruction, Tupas said that another problem has risen Friday morning as floodwaters are seeping through residential areas of central Iloilo towns.

Antique Vice Governor Rhodora Cadiao also urged for the declaration of state of calamity in the province.

More than 32,000 people in Antique have been displaced.

Mayor Monico Puentevella of Bacolod City in Negros Occidental province has also asked for a state of calamity declaration.

Canadian Armed Forces set up a command post in Capiz to help typhoon victims in the province of capiz. It is more than 200 Canadian troops are focusing on cleaning roads, conducting medical mission and giving relief goods as well. And the Canadian group bring here in Capiz the reverse-osmosis technology to make clean drinking water for Capiznon.
The Canadian and 24 other International organization will staying in capiz until the province can stand on its own.

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Vice President Jejomar Binay said Thursday that 80 to 85 percent of the province of Capiz have been damaged by super typhoon Yolanda.
The vice president was able to talk to Capiz Governor Vic Tanco Thursday when he visited the province to assess the damage wrought by the powerful storm and determine the needs of the affected residents.
Binay said that compared to Iloilo province which he also visited, Capiz suffered more damage.
“Kanina nandoon ho kami hanggang sa Passi, nag-ikot ikot ho kami sa Iloilo. Pero, mas grabe ho dito. Kada bayan namin na dinaanan, I understand mga 80-85 percent dito sa Capiz nasira [A while ago, we were in Passi, we roamed around Iloilo. But, (the damage) here is worse. Every town that we passed by, I understand why 80-85 percent in Capiz have been damaged],” Binay said in an interview in Roxas City.
Debris and fallen electric posts marred roads while many houses were heavily damaged, he shared.
Binay also went around Dumarao, Cuartero, Dao and Roxas City in Capiz.
In Iloilo, he visited Zarraga, Barotac Nuevo, Pototan, Banate, Estancia, Concepcion and Passi City.
As housing czar, Binay assured officials that the national government will help survivors of the super typhoon rebuild their homes or resettle to safer locations.

Courtesy of: Manila Bulliten