Estimated damages due to ‘Pedring’ reach P8.8 billion—NDRRMC

MANILA, Philippines- Estimated damages due to typhoon ‘Pedring’ has reached P8.8 billion according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

The agriculture sector suffered P7.554 billion in damages while damages to infrastructure have reached P1.249 billion, the NDRRMC said.

Region III or Central Luzon (Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales) suffered the greatest amount of damages which reached P7.091 billion.

Region V or Bicol Region (Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon) incurred P537.68 million worth of damages while the Cordillera Administrative Region (Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province) incurred P457.037 million worth of damages.

Meanwhile, Region II or Cagayan Valley (Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino) suffered P421.3 million worth in damages, Region IV-A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) suffered P170.9 million in damages, the National Capital Region suffered P104.553 million in damages, and Region I or Ilocos Region (Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan) suffered P20.459 million in damages.

The number of totally damaged houses due to Pedring has reached 6,125 and partially damaged houses at 36,907.

A total of 68 bridges and roads were rendered impassable, 31 of which are in Region II.

A number of dikes and creeks have collapsed in Pampanga: Barangay (village) Mandili Dike, Barangay Barangca Dike in Candaba, Barangay Gatud and Dampe earthdike in Floridablanca, Porac River and River dike in Sto. Cristo, San Agustin Sapang Maragol in Guagua earthdike, among others.

At least P64 million worth of relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Local Government Units, Department of Health and Non-Government Organizations, was released to the various affected regions, according to the NDRRMC.