6 more bodies from ‘Pedring’, ‘Quiel’ found—NDRRMC

MANILA, Philippines – Weeks after Typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel” battered the northern part of Luzon, six more bodies were recovered by rescuers, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Thursday.

Five of the six bodies were victims of Pedring while the last was Quiel’s.

Pedring’s additional fatalities were identified as Burias Delizo, 18, and Jeric Pelibello, 32, both from Nueva Vizcaya; and Rosalina Cordita, 59 of Nueva Ecija. The two others have yet to be identified by the Department of Health, the report said.

Meanwhile, the fatality from Quiel was identified as Jerry Caliguiran, 27 from Region 2 (Cagayan).

All died from drowning, the NDRRMC said.

With the latest discovery, the death toll from the two typhoons is now at 71, it said.

It also said that 26 persons are still missing – 25 from Pedring and one from Quiel.

The number of families affected by Pedring has increased to over 115,000 from 96,000 while 41,000 was recorded for Quiel from 12,000, the NDRRMC said.

NDRRMC said that from joint resources of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, local government units, and non-government organizations, the government has released over P96 million worth of combined relief assistance for those affected by the two typhoons.

Meanwhile, 67 bridges and road sections are still impassable in Regions I (Ilocos), II (Cagayan), III (Central Luzon) and in the Cordillera Administrative Region, it said.

Several municipalities – Amulong in Cagayan; Obando and Calumpit in Bulacan; Dinalupan in Cagayan; and Noveleta in Cavite – remain under a state of calamity.