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Marcos distributes P80M financial assistance to Marce-hit Cagayan

By: - Reporter / @FArgosinoINQ
/ 12:19 PM November 10, 2024

 

(Photo screen grab from RTVM Facebook Live)

(Photo screen grab from RTVM Facebook Live)

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has personally visited families affected by Typhoon Marce (international name: Yinxing) in Buguey, Cagayan.

He also distributed P80 million in financial assistance to eight areas in the province.

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In a Facebook Live, Marcos was seen handing out P10 million cash assistance to residents of Buruey, Aparri, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Teresita, Baggao, Gattaran, Gonzaga and Santa Ana.

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The president was accompanied by his sons William Vincent Araneta Marcos and Joseph Simon Araneta Marcos.

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) chief Rex Gatchalian and Department of Education Secretary Sonny Angara were also on hand, among others.

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Marcos led the distribution of DSWD’s 1,500 food packs and P866.3 million worth of agricultural aid from the Department of Agriculture.

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“These interventions include hybrid rice seeds, fertilizer discounts and poultry assistance, with native chickens and ducks, to help farmers restart agriculture activities,” Marcos’ office said in a Facebook post.

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Moreover, the provincial government of Cagayan has also rolled out 300 food packs to the affected communities.

Marce’s impact reportedly killed one person, according to the latest report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

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Aside from this, the NDRRMC reported that the tally of the people affected by the typhoon likewise rose to 261,787 individuals or 76,622 families.

Marce brought floods to 42 areas in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley).

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A newlyweds returning from honeymoon were also among the victims of the crash, just two weeks after tying the knot at a ceremony on Dec. 13. A 32-year-old woman who was about to get married next spring was also among those who took the flight. A father who took his two sons on a trip to Bangkok was found to have died in the tragedy as well. The family was celebrating the elder son recently being accepted to university. A 30-year-old reporter at a Gwangju-based media outlet was one of the passengers of the flight 7C 2216, along with her 33-year-old husband. The vacation was a reward from the reporter's company, during which she posted a photo of a hotel swimming pool in Bangkok on her Instagram saying, "The weather here is so great, it's like early summer." A 50-year-old woman aboard the flight took the trip after surviving a yearlong cancer treatment. It was her first overseas trip since her honeymoon with her husband, who had passed away three years ago. The oldest victim in the accident, a 79-year-old man, was returning from a trip that was arranged by his family. His wife, two daughters and one of his son-in-laws, his granddaughter and three grandsons were also on board. Forty-one of the passengers aboard the flight were on the return leg of a package tour that left Muan International Airport on Christmas night. Of the 175 passengers, 103 were aged at least 50, while 14 were under the age of 20. The Ministry of Education on Monday announced that four of the victims were in elementary school, three in middle school, three in high school, and one was attending a local daycare center.
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A newlyweds returning from honeymoon were also among the victims of the crash, just two weeks after tying the knot at a ceremony on Dec. 13. A 32-year-old woman who was about to get married next spring was also among those who took the flight. A father who took his two sons on a trip to Bangkok was found to have died in the tragedy as well. The family was celebrating the elder son recently being accepted to university. A 30-year-old reporter at a Gwangju-based media outlet was one of the passengers of the flight 7C 2216, along with her 33-year-old husband. The vacation was a reward from the reporter's company, during which she posted a photo of a hotel swimming pool in Bangkok on her Instagram saying, "The weather here is so great, it's like early summer." A 50-year-old woman aboard the flight took the trip after surviving a yearlong cancer treatment. It was her first overseas trip since her honeymoon with her husband, who had passed away three years ago. The oldest victim in the accident, a 79-year-old man, was returning from a trip that was arranged by his family. His wife, two daughters and one of his son-in-laws, his granddaughter and three grandsons were also on board. Forty-one of the passengers aboard the flight were on the return leg of a package tour that left Muan International Airport on Christmas night. Of the 175 passengers, 103 were aged at least 50, while 14 were under the age of 20. The Ministry of Education on Monday announced that four of the victims were in elementary school, three in middle school, three in high school, and one was attending a local daycare center.
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