OVP joins rescue efforts in areas affected by Typhoon Ulysses

The Office of the Vice President has joined rescue efforts for people trapped in areas flooded by Typhoon Ulysses.

Vice President Leni Robredo on Twitter called out for rubber boats that can be lent to local government units that have been "overwhelmed" with calls for rescue.

All calls for rescue are noted and sent to the different rescue teams. Thank you to Mayor Fresnedi of Muntinglupa for offering to lend their two rubber boats. We’re looking for more who can lend.

— Leni Robredo (@lenirobredo) November 12, 2020
 

She later thanked Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi for offering to lend two rubber boats, and said they are looking for more who can lend.

Robredo's Twitter account reported there were rescue operations at the Marigold and Estrella Heights subdivisions in Rodriguez, Rizal on Thursday afternoon.

In another tweet, they reported that rescuers, with the help of Army and Air Force personnel, had rescued a stroke patient. The patient was provided with oxygen before being taken to the hospital, they said.

The vice president tweeted earlier on Thursday that "many people were trapped by floodwaters inside their houses" in Bicol, a region that was also battered by Super Typhoon Rolly.

Spent the entire night answering calls for rescue in Bicol. Many people trapped by floodwaters inside their houses. Complaints that they were not warned enough. Same thing is happening here now -Marikina, Rizal, etc.

— Leni Robredo (@lenirobredo) November 12, 2020
 

"Complaints that they were not warned enough. Same thing is happening here now -Marikina, Rizal, etc," Robredo said.

Two persons have died, four were missing and eight others were injured in Camarines Norte as of past 12 p.m. on Thursday.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 remains up over 10 areas in Luzon as Typhoon Ulysses accelerated on its westward track over the West Philippine Sea, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.—Nicole-Ann Lagrimas/LDF, GMA News