Relief assistance to victims of Typhoon Bising continues to pour in from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
As of April 22, the DSWD said disaster teams in its regional or field offices where the typhoon passed are still on alert status and are coordinating with local government units.
DSWD-Bicol has stockpiles and standby funds of more than PHP36 million – about PHP15.8 million worth of non-food items and 27,720 family food packs worth PHP11.1 million.
DSWD-Eastern Visayas also has food supplies and a standby fund of PHP44 million ready for distribution.
There are 4,511 families or 18,603 persons taking temporary shelter in 252 evacuation centers in Cagayan Valley, Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga, according to DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center report on Wednesday night.
As of Thursday at 5 a.m., state weather bureau PAGASA said Bising has weakened while decelerating over the Philippine Sea East of Babuyan Islands.
It was spotted 350 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan.
Within the next 24 hours, PAGASA said “Bising” “will move generally northward or north-northeastward Thursday away from the landmass of Luzon before turning east-northeastward Friday and eastward on Saturday.
It is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility over the weekend.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 remained hoisted over Batanes, the eastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Lal-Lo, Gattaran, Baggao, Peñablanca, Camalaniugan, Buguey, Aparri, Santa Teresita, Alcala, Amulung, Iguig, Tuguegarao City) including the Babuyan Islands, and the northeastern portion of Isabela (San Pablo, Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan). (PNA)
