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Philippines: NDCC Update - Situation Report No. 25 on Humanitarian Coordination on Tropical Storm "Ondoy"

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DATE: 08 October 2009, 11:00 PM

Sources: DOST-PAGASA, AFP, PCG. PNP, DSWD, DPWH. DOH, MMDA. OCDRCs I, II, III, IV-A,.IV-B, V. IX, XII, CAR, and NCR

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW

A. Highlights

- A Philippine Flash Appeal 2009 Launch Event was be held at 1:30 PM on 7 October 2009 in the Visayas Ballroom, Sofitel Philippines Plaza, Manila in response to TY "Ondoy" (KETSANA) which swept across Metro Manila and neighboring regions of Luzon on 26 September 2009; attended by the Honorable Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr, Defense Secretary and Chairman, National Disaster Coordination Council, Ms. Jacqueline Badock, United Nations Resident Coordinator and several representatives from the government, UN and other agencies. In line with the Government's request for the UN to facilitate the International response to the effects of "TY Ondoy", the Flash Appeal includes response plans prepared by the UN agencies and programmes, the International Organization for Migration, the International Federation of the Red Cross and NGO partners, in close coordination with government counterparts. It seeks an additional US$74,021,809 to meet the urgent relief and early recovery needs of the most vulnerable persons affected by the typhoon. CERF proposal for USD830,000 for health cluster has been approved

- A total of 838,103 families / 4,119,658 persons were affected in 1,874 barangays, 156 municipalities, 29 cities of 26 provinces in Regions I, II, III, IV-A IV-B, V, VI, IX, XII, ARMM, CAR and NCR reflecting an increase of 8,605 families / 31,828 persons from the previous report. (Tab A)

- Current number of evacuees inside 455 evacuation centers are 57,615 families / 287,526 persons, reflecting a decrease of 6,599 families / 29,376 persons and 18 evacuation centers

- Total served (currently) both inside and outside evacuation centers were 205,057 families / 1,041,107 persons

- A significant increase in the total number of casualties - 682: broken down into 337 Dead; 308 Injured; and, 37 Missing. (Tab B)

- Estimated cost of damages is PhP10.450 Billion broken down into: Infrastructure - PhP 3.684 Billion and Agriculture - PhP 6.766 Billion with an increase of PhP683.406 Million from the previous report. - Tab C

- There is an increase on the number of damaged houses from 39,167 houses (16,299 totally and 22,868 partially) to 42,450 (16,502 totally and 25,948 partially). - Tab D

- Power is not yet restored in some flooded areas/barangays of Rizal Province

-Services of Manila Water Co. in some areas in San Mateo, Rizal has been restored; and not yet restored in Rodriguez, Cainta, Taytay, Angono and Binangonan

- The total cost of assistance provided by the Government and NGOs/Other

GOs is PhP80,025,216.78 - (Tab E):

NDCC PhP 16,926,875.00

DSWD PhP 19,569,130.74

DOH PhP 20,715,661.79

LGUs PhP 18,463,455.05

NGOs/GOs PhP 4,350,094.20

- To date, 18,450 sacks of rice have been distributed by NDCC to Regions III, IV-A, X and NCR

- USAID coordinated with DOH, AFP-PA and US Armed Forces in the distribution of assorted relief goods, medicines and medical supplies, health information materials and health education services to selected evacuation centers