INQUIRER FILES
CITY OF CALAPAN — Oriental Mindoro suffered P7.1-million agricultural losses due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) as of Thursday, October 2, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported.
Flooding was recorded in 29 villages across five towns: Victoria (4 villages), Socorro (18), Pola (3), Pinamalayan (1), and Naujan (3). Landslides were also reported in Victoria and Socorro.
Calapan’s Sto. Niño Cathedral has circulated the Oratio Imperata, a prayer for deliverance from calamities, on social media as the community seeks protection during the storm.
While all roads remain passable and rivers are at normal to above-normal levels, port operations in the province have been suspended, with Oriental Mindoro currently under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1.
Structural damage included two houses that were totally destroyed—one in Pola and another in Victoria. Five homes were damaged, with two in Naujan and three in Puerto Galera. Three roads sustained damage—two in Pola and one in Socorro.
Classes at all levels in public and private schools and government office operations remain suspended on Thursday due to the storm.
Gov. Eduardo Gadiano issued Executive Order No. 55, suspending classes and work in public and private institutions throughout the province on Friday due to the ongoing impact of the storm.