Update: Number of affected families by TS Ondoy increases
Pictures of the devastation caused by TS Ondoy

 

 

The number of families affected by Tropical Storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) increased to 89,116 families or 448,454 persons.  Ondoy battered Metro Manila and parts of Luzon after it made landfall near the boundary of Aurora and Quezon Saturday morning, September 26. Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Batangas, Laguna and Rizal were the most affected by massive floods.

 

The National Disaster Coordinating Council reported that 100 people died in the National Capital Region, CAR, and Region IV-A. In the NCR, 7 people died, 3 in Muntinlupa City; 2 in NIA Road; 1 in Marikina City; and 1 in Brgy. Bato, San Juan. In Region III, 36 people died, 24 in Bulacan; and 12 in Arayat, Pampanga. In Region IV-A, 56 people died, 1 in Calaca, Batangas; 1 in Calauag, Quezon; 23 in Tanay; 1 in Theresa, 10 in Angono; 5 in Baras; 2 in Cavite; 5 in Laguna; 3 in Montalban; and 5 military personnel. In CAR, 1 died in Kabugao, Apayao. Meantime, 32 people remain missing in Kabayan, Benguet (1); Tanay, Rizal (20); Infanta, Pangasinan (9); and Arayat, Pampanga (2).

                                                           

In Metro Manila, over 5,000 people from 45 barangays were evacuated after incessant rains caused heavy flooding in Manila, Marikina, Malabon, Muntinlupa, Makati, Pasay, Pasig, Valenzuela, San Juan and Quezon City. Flood water in some areas have already reached the second and third floors of buildings, forcing residents to seek refuge on the roof of their houses. A total of 50 road sections were also left impassable to vehicles due to raging flood waters, leaving several commuters stranded.

 

In Bulacan, 113 baranggays in Marilao, Meycuayan, San Miguel and Bocaue Sta Maria, Calumpit, Bustos and Norzagaray were heavily flooded. In Pampanga, 64 barangays in San Simon, Guagua, Masantol, Apalit, Lubao, Porac, Sto Tomas and San Fernando.

 

In Rizal, several barangays were flooded and 5,000 families were affected by rising floodwater. Many villages were not accessible to the rescue teams, leaving several families trapped on rooftops for hours.            

 

Landslides occurred in Mt Province-Cagayan via Tabuk in CAR; Brgy. San Juan-Banyo, Arayat, Pampanga in Region III; Brgy. Bongalon, Sangay, Camarines Sur in Region V; Tagaytay-Taal Road, and Tagaytay-Talisay Road in Cavite; and Antipolo-Teresa Road and Sumulong Highway in Rizal.                           

 

The total cost of damage has already reached P108.9M. The damage to infrastructure has reached P108.7M; and to agriculture P212,537.

 

The Secretary of National Defense declared a State of National Calamity in the following areas in view of the extensive effects of Tropical Storm “Ondoy”:

 

-         The whole of National Capital Region (NCR)

-         CAR: Mt. Province, Ifugao and Benguet

-         Region I: Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur

-         Region II: Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya

-         Region III: Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac and Bataan

-         Region IV-A: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon

-         Region IV-B: Mindoro (Occidental and Oriental) and Marinduque

-         Region V: Catanduanes, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur

 

 

Table 1.  Affected Population by Tropical Storm ONDOY

Region	Number Affected
	Brgys	Families	Persons
Region 1	5	75	244
NCR	67	10,921	58,161
Region III	188	47,720	229,223
Region IV-A	102	27,834	148,504
Region IV-B	4	720	3,600
Region V	3	1,191	5,957
Region IX	8	191	436
Region XII	3	320	1,600
CAR	2	4	29
TOTAL	384	89,116	448,454

Source: NDCC

 

 

 

 

Appeal for assistance

 

Right after the typhoon, CDRC and its Regional Centers immediately conducted a Damages, Needs and Capacities Assessment (DNCA) in the affected areas.

 

Of the total number of affected families, the most vulnerable were carefully identified, taking into account the gravity of destruction, their economic capacity to cope, their accessibility to relief services conducted by other agencies, and their willingness to help themselves. On the basis of these criteria, 25,473 families have been short-listed as the most vulnerable families from among the total affected.

 

Table 2. Selected Areas for Relief Delivery Operation:

Region	Province/City	Number of Affected
		Brgys		Families
NCR	Taguig City	Western Bicutan		320
		Bagong Bayan		350
	Manila City	Tondo Dumpsite		452
		Hapilan		400
		Parola		520
		Baseco		600
		Punta Sta Ana Brgy 905		330
		Brgy 679 Paco		355
		Brgy 836 Peter Paul Pandacan		400
		Brgy 868/867 Pandacan		700
		Dagupan Extension, Tondo		380
		Brgy 173 Gagalangin, Tondo		300
	Pasig City	Maybunga		500
		Rosario		500
		Sta. Lucia		500
		Kalawaan		350
	Pandacan	Dapo Ilang-ilang		325
		Banana		300
		Kahilom		250
	Caloocan	Dagat-dagatan		500
		Bagong Silang Tala		700
		Brgy 35 Dagat-dagatan		500
		Brgy 14 Dagat-dagatan		500
		Brgy 28 Dagat-dagatan		350
	Malabon	Panghulo/Tonsuya/Catmon		600
		East Riverside Tulyahan		250
	Valenzuela	Malinta/Marulas		400
	Navotas	San Roque/Daan Hari/San Jose/Tanza/Tangos/NBBS		1,000
	Marikina	Tumana River		1,000
	San Juan			300
	Paranaque	Sucat Creek and Lawa Side		1,785
		Brgy Buli		120
	Muntinlupa	Cupang		1,600
		Alabang		200
		Putatan		1,650
		Poblacion		450
		Tunsan		1,000
		Advan		250
		Triumph		200
III	Pampanga	Arayat		940
IV-A	Batangas	Ambulong, Tanuan		48
		Aya, Talisay		51
	Laguna	Malaban, Binan		507
	Rizal	Sto Nino/Sta. Inez/San Andres/Daraitan/Mamuyao/Tandang Kutyo/Laiban, Tanay		1,025
		San Jose, Antipolo		118
	Quezon	Anoling/Banglos/Minahan Norte/Minahan Sur/Magsikap/San Marcelino/Sablang/Maligaya/ Umiray/Lumutan, Gen. Nakar		523
IV-B	Mindoro Occidental	Sablayan/Rizal/San Jose		328
	Mindoro Oriental	Roxas/Mansalay/Bulalacao/ Victoria/San Teodoro/Naujan/Baco		746
	Grand Total			25,473

 

 

The above-mentioned communities are among the worst affected by the typhoon and floods. Their houses were destroyed by the floods, and many of these areas are still difficult to access and therefore receive very little assistance if any. Immediate needs are food supply augmentation and other essential non-food items.

 

Needs include:

• food provisions
• water supply
• medicines (for common colds and diarrhea)
• clothes
• bedding (mats, blankets, mosquito nets)
• plastic sheet
• kitchen utensils
• sanitary napkins
• construction materials (plywood, corrugated metal roof, etc)

 

References:

NDCC
PAGASA
Reports from:

Community Response for Enlightenment, Service and Transformation (CREST)

Alay Bayan Incorporated (ABI)

Southern Tagalog People's Response Center (STPRC)