NDRRMC: Damage to infra due to Ulysses reaches P5.7 billion

The cost of infrastructure damage caused by Typhoon Ulysses has reached P5,773,137,751.28, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday.

The damage was recorded in Regions I, II, III, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, V, CAR and NCR, according to the NDRRMC in its latest report.

A total of 63,885 residences were also destroyed by the strong typhoon that crossed Luzon last week, which affected over three million individuals.

The Department of Agriculture has said the worth of damage in the sector has increased to P3.84 billion, affecting 104,733 farmers and fisherfolk and 101,904 hectares of agricultural areas with volume of production loss at 160,873 metric tons.

When it comes to casualties, the death toll remained at 73 while the number of wounded individuals was 24 and 19 others were still missing.

According to the NDRRMC, assistance worth P75,460,593.84 was already provided to the victims of the typhoon.

President Rodrigo Duterte has already placed the entire Luzon under state of calamity following the onslaught of strong storms in the previous weeks.

In areas declared under a state of calamity, the Quick Response Fund or stand-by fund may be utilized for relief and recovery programs in order that situation and living conditions of people in communities or areas stricken by disaster, calamities, epidemics or complex emergencies may be normalized as quickly as possible.

There shall also be no price increase among basic commodities as stated in Republic Act 7581.