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So we have a total of 42 million pesos. However, we will not be utilizing everything. We will allocate only 30 million for the Mayon Volcano eruption.

Remember that we are still, we are now entering the typhoon season and recently we had just a conference with Pag-asa, even if it's El Nino, we're still expecting at least 5 to 11 typhoons that might enter the Philippine area of responsibility.

The remaining 12 million will be used should typhoon will occur. Doon na po natin ay utilize yun.

Yes, the national government will now enter. Now for the information of everybody, once we pass the state of calamity, automatic the cities and municipalities can now also disperse their calamity fund.

Now with the 30 million, based on the existing number of population that we have, that amount can only last for 10 days in providing relief.

So immediately after the release of the QRF, we will be requesting financial assistance from the national government to augment our quick response fund.

That's all, Your Honor.

Yes, you may.

Madam Chair, may I ask, you mentioned a while ago that you will evacuate those who are in the six kilometer danger zone.

Yes, sir.

During daytime, you will allow those farmers to visit the six kilometer danger zone during daytime?

No, sir. As of now, the current recommendation of PBOX and also the PDRRMC exempted...

You mean to say that the six kilometer will be closed?

Yes, sir.

Thank you very much.

Madam Chair, I think we... let's recognize board member Beans.

Although the rules are suspended.

Yes, actually, Madam Presiding Officer, I'm just confused a while ago if we are already in discussion because board member Denise does not yet move the motion to adopt his report.

So can we let board member Denise finish first so that we can discuss?

No, we're not in discussion. We're accommodating the request so that we will have the info in the...

Thank you.

Okay. So okayman kay chairman. So I will proceed and okayman sa presiding.

Just a query, sir.

Sa sabi mo pong 30 million for one disaster, this is the Mayon eruption.

Yes.

And another savings of 12 million for a several disaster that may arrive in the province of Albay.

So bakit po siya masyadong proportionate?

Right now, as I've mentioned, the 30 million will only suffice for 10 days.

Kaya na po.

So kulang na kulang po kung tutusun but we cannot exhaust everything in one calamity for Mayon volcano because we're also anticipating what we call the complex disaster wherein there is the volcanic eruption coupled with the typhoon that might happen.

So ito pong piga-anticipate pa.

In terms of proportionate, kung bako proportionate, date naman po ma... I cannot qualify that because kulang na kulangan ito in reality.

So for Mayon volcano only, that's only 10 days for food items.

Kung food items, yes po.

So with that, sir, may I know the status of our evacuees?

Dakul na po bang na-evacuate?

Pirang schools na po ang tagamit?

Pirang families na po ang affected and household as of this moment?

Yesterday po, the advisory to evacuate was released by the PDRRMC.

And starting today po, and we expect within the next two days, the evacuation will be completed from within the 6 kilometer permanent danger zone.

As to the data, we are still awaiting report from the different LGUs because right now they are focused on the movement of the population going to the evacuation centers.

So we expect to receive reports by late in the afternoon or early tomorrow morning.

May I finish?

Yes, only just a query.

But what is your projection?

I believe that's your question also. What's your projection?

Based, I have asked the same question from Philbox, but again because of...

Madam Chair, wait. You're asking the projection from Philbox about the number of...

I'm sorry, what do you mean, sir? The eruption?

The projection of those that will be evacuated.

Ah, okay. Yung na-mention ko po, sir, yun na po yun. Yung 4,000 for the 6 kilometers, that's 4,700 families.

Ano yung projection mo going forward on that 4,000?

Collectively po, if the volcano will continue to be on its unrest, we're expecting 40,000 individuals.

Forty?

Yes.

And we're in four?

Yes.

We're in 4,000 now?

Yes.

Okay. Thank you.

If I may...

Please, yes, yes.

Thank you. Actually, I'm just curious, if we approve this resolution, all the cities and municipalities will also activate their climate disaster fund, am I right?

Yes.

So ini po, pangdugtog lang po ba ini sa mga LGUs?

Opo, opo.

So this will be in effect, if we approve this, this usage of this fund will be in effect if the LGUs exhausted already their funds?

Yes. And the current funds po, for the information of everybody, the current funds of the LGUs, based on our meeting yesterday, they can only provide for two days. So two to three days. Depende po sa class ng municipality.

Yes. Actually, I cannot speak in behalf of the LGUs. Kaya ko alam po kung may continuing balance man po ini. May mga savings man yung mga previous years.

Daya man po.

The QR-10 is existing for at least 10 years. So mga savings po, if it's reverted back to the general fund, it is outlined by the QR-10.

Okay. So two days from the LGU.

10 days.

Iting 10 days po ba? Sa bilog na albay na ini?

O...

Sa bilog na affected.

Sa bilog na affected. Okay. Thank you very much po sir for that clarification.

Yes. Ano ko lang, baka malingawan ko sa kuyang question. When we say LGUs, all the LGUs, pero except yung mga unaffected, di ba may mga LGUs na hindi naman affected?

Yes ma'am.

Malinaw. Anong mga LGUs lang po ang pwedeng gumamit ng kanilang QRF?

The LGUs, we have 8 LGUs, the 3 cities and 5 municipalities. That is from Tabaco, Majilipot, Bakakay, Santo Domingo, until to Ligao.

They can utilize the QRF. Remember po kasi that we're not only talking about the population that will be evacuated, we're also talking about farmers that will be affected including their livestock.

So they can utilize, for example, Ligas P.C.T., they have farmers that may be affected by the eruption, so they may use the calamity fund to provide support or incentive to the affected farmers.

Okay. Okay. Honorable Denise Mesalona, have questions?

Thank you Madam Chair. My question is regarding the 30 million allocation. Is this coming from or is this under the 30% quick response?

Yes.

Okay. So how about the 70% remaining? Di ba tayo pwede bang kumuha doon ng ano? Yung quick response din muna no? That we can utilize first?

The quick response. Okay.

So we can only utilize the 30% QRF. So once we started to exhaust it, we will be requesting supplemental quick response fund from the national government.

But the entire operation…

Okay. Any other? Okay.

Okay. This will be my last question. Point of clarification, sir. You said a while ago that we are under alert level 3. So that is according to the USCP box.

So with this alert level 3, just to clarify, all the populations at risk, which is within the 6 kilometer permanent danger zone, do they need to be evacuated, all of them, all the populations that is within the 6 kilometer permanent danger zone?

Yes, that is correct. All the population inside the 6 kilometer permanent danger zone as delineated by FEBOX will need to be evacuated because these are the areas…

Okay. So thank you.

Thank you, Hon. Ms. Alanya. Any more questions from the other board? Where are the families evacuated? Same evacuation, yung mga school pa rin ba?

Oo. Yung mga pre-identified outside the 6 to 7 kilometer permanent danger zone.

Oh, see. So ito ba, may mga sufficient water, wala ba tayong problema dyan? Kasi yung sinasabi mo bang 10 days for the 30, kasabay na ba dyan yung mga fortalets na kailangan ulit natin? How about the bathrooms ng mga kasabay ba yan? Hindi pa po kasabay?

No. The 10 days only for the food items. So part of the support that will be needed on the national floor, we are already in coordination with the Office of the Civil Defense to provide the different requirements such as the hygiene kits, the water containers. While we have our capability in distributing drinking water, but yung domestic use, the toilets, as you have mentioned…

But have you checked yung mga evacuation centers ngayon? Yung bathroom, yung water source, ano nila, na-check nyo naman?

Na-check na po and it's insufficient. We need to…

Insufficient.

Insufficient.

So we need additional funds for the construction of portable toilets, community kitchen, washing area.

So pag ginamit mo yung funds, baka bumaba na lang sa 5 days yung kaya natin i-provide?

Oo.

So ano pa ang ini-expect natin? Aside from that, kasi ang ano mo yung food, but aside from itong mga minimension natin, what else? Ang kailangan pa natin gastusan, paghandaan?

For the non-food items, for example, yung mga utensils, although meron naman silang dala-dala, but we also need to provide yung mga hygiene kits, mga sleeping kits, or even shelter.

And also remember, as I mentioned, the evacuation can last for several months and it may baka umabot po sa opening ng school classes.

So we need to provide the temporary school buildings or classrooms or makeshift tents for the evacuees to stay during the day so that the students can use the building during the daytime.

So yun po yung mga additional expenses na gagawin po natin.

Also we have the livestock evacuation. Again, because the farmers will be affected from inside the 6 km, part of our response effort also is to evacuate the livestock outside the danger zone.

So yun po magastos din po yun because we have to feed the animals. Yung mga ruminants okay lang po kasi they can roam around, pero po yung mga chicken, yung mga pigs, yung mapakainin po talaga yun.

Maybe a last question with the presence of COVID-19 kasi nandyan pa rin. Are we still going to follow the health protocols in the evacuation center?

Yes po. We have advised the different LGUs that during the evacuation, they will still have to follow the minimum health standards in the different evacuation centers.

Other questions? Honorable Justin Palmiano have questions?

Do we have, when this 10 days will begin to start? Pag nag-quan na ba? Pag nag-level 4 na?

Yes po, yun na po. Once na nag-evacuate na po tayo, once we start the evacuation, our standing policy is that during the first 2 days, the evacuees will provide for themselves. And then after that, the LGUs will now provide augmentation.

So that's again another 2 days. And from then on, the provincial government will now enter to provide support. But again, because of the, we can, it depends on the availability of funds. For example, right now we are still waiting for the state of calamity. So hindi pa po maka-disperse yung mga LGUs and also for us.

So kung wala pong internal arrangement with the supplier na pwedeng ipa-utang, so wala rin pong maibibigay doon sa mga evacuees. But again, the DSWD has committed already the provision of food packs that is readily available for distribution.

Okay na po. Anymore questions? Okay, suggestion from Hon. Vince?

... na volunteers, puro tabako, puro malilipot, puro ligaw. Dapat distributed siya na gabos na evacuees naaabot especially sa mga rayo. So please monitor that sir. Just a suggestion po ako pa sa mga organisation na napapansin ko.

Kung minsan itong pinakasikat na tinamaan, doon gabos na bagsak sa food supply.

So kung minsan po kayo sa mga NGO, of course harami ang gusto nila, the most readily and accessible. Second, nagdidiretso na po sa LGU, di na po nagduduman sa mga province. So inyo nga po ang challenge. But thank you, we'll take note of that. We'll just enhance our monitoring system.

Yes, please observe na lang ito. Para ma-prolong taso budget ta.

Anymore? No more? Okay.

For the province to declare a calamity, we're under now the requirements under memorandum 60-2019?

That will be 8 towns.

In totaling of how many barangays?

52 barangays.

52 barangays now are affected under 8 towns under the province of Dalda. Madam Chair, I wanted to ask that so that we will be aware of these numbers.

And our, stated by our OIC APSIMO, 4,000 families now are affected. And our projection, based on your projection, we are expecting 40,000 families.

Individuals.

Individuals. For families, 10,500.

10,500. That's the projection. But right now, 4,000 individuals are now affected.

4,000 families.

4,000 families, I see.

Yan pong 4,000 nasa 16,000 individuals.

Individuals. I see. Thank you. Thank you, Eugene. We want to be clear on this because...

Madam Chair, may we also ask now Eugene to submit later on after this approval of the request of the Governor.

May we ask you to submit now to each and every member of this Sangguniang Panlalawigan, including the Vice Governor, the DATAS, the evacuation centers, the disbursement, etc.

along with the other material and relevant information that may be referred to by the members of the Sangguniang for future action.

Will do, sir.

We have your word on that.

Yes, sir.

Thank you. Madam Chair, move to resume House Rules.

Okay. Let's now excuse Sir Eugene Escobar. Thank you so much for all the updates and information.

And now we're ready to continue the session. Rules resume.

Madam Chair, let's go back and recognize Board Member Denise Miscellania. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Honorable Denise Miscellania may continue.

Okay. So, thank you, Madam Chair.

Okay. So...

Okay. So, resolved as it is hereby resolved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in session assembled to declare the province of Balbay under a state of calamity following the notice issued by the OSTP Box raising the status of Bayan Volcano to alert Level 3. I therefore move, Madam Chair.

Okay. Any second?

Second.

Okay. Unanimously seconded. Any more discussion? Amendment? Objection?

Madam Chair.

Yes.

Okay. Unanimously seconded. Any more discussion? Amendment? Objection?

Madam Chair.

Yes.

My good friend from Legazpi City is laughing.

I want to thank again only the Chairman on Crisis and Management for his graciousness in allowing us to interrupt him earlier on prior to his motion for the approval.

Because only we are focusing, most especially Board Member Dante Arandia, who's going to focus on technical and data-related matters.

That's why we think he's very gracious for accommodating us.

Okay. So, may pagkukulang din po ako. Kasi...

Ano ang pagkukulang? Saan yan? Sa pag-ibig ba yan?

We can do the discussions before reading the draft resolution supposed to be or after. We do have two choices. But it is okay.

Thank you. Thank you for your graciousness and your...

You're welcome, Mr. Hanson.

Madam Chair, let's recognize Board Member Vince. He has some discussion.

Yes, we are on discussion right now. Okay. So, Honorable Vince Baltazar is recognized.

May I request the Secretary to put all on records those discussion a while ago in the said matter. Just for the record na lang.

Okay. Okay. Honorable Eva Josephine Ribeye is recognized.

Good afternoon, everyone. Just a recommendation. Kasi siyempre maraming help or aid coming from private or NGOs.

So, sana I hope na mailagay talaga sila para sa ganon ma-recognize natin sila.

At the same time, at the end of the day, pagtapos na, magkaroon ng commendation, parang gratitude for giving such help sa ating provinsya.

Sana magkaroon ng malinyes, kompletong listahan po. Thank you.

Okay. Yes?

Madam Chair, Board Member Vince Baltazar again. Madam Chair.

Actually, in connection with the manifestation of Board Member Eva, tama po ito, bako lang po sa pag-recognize.

And before po sila mag-collect siguro kang donation, dapat po accredited sila kang APSIMO or any LGUs.

At kung minsan po, ibang mga private individuals na nagko-collect kay sponsorship, kay mga donations,

na data po natutrace kung saan po nadadara sa mga pikatawang para sa toyang mga victims.

So hopefully po, ma-monitor po yan kang APSIMO sa toyang mga donations na gabus pong accredited agencies or organizations lang ang pwede mag-agad kay donations.

Thank you. For the record lang po.

Actually that's correct Madam Chair. Madam Chair?

Yes, any more discussion?

More? To query on the gentleman from Kutmon, Kamalig, Albay.

Okay, so no more, no more amendment, no objections, there being none, the motion is now approved.

Madam Chair, I think we have a second item on the agenda from the handsome gentleman from Tabaco City.

Madam Chair, can we recognize Board Member Ray Bragaes to present his resolution?

Okay, Senior Board Member Ray Bragaes is now recognized.

Thank you Madam Chair and thank you very much Mr. Floor Leader and good afternoon everyone.

Madam Chair, since the provisional ordinance, provisional resolution number 607 was already approved,

the declaration under the state of calamity of the province of Albay,

I now pass Madam Chair, provisional resolution number 068-2023,

authorizing Honorable Edsel Greco-Alexander B. Lagman, Governor of Province of Albay,

to utilize quick response fund following the notice issued by DOSTP Works,

raising the status of Mayon Volcano to Alert Level 3.

Whereas the province of Albay has been declared under the state of calamity,

under provincial resolution number 607-2023,

entitled, Declaring the Province of Albay under State of Calamity,

following the notice issued by the DOSTP Works,

raising the status of Mayon Volcano to Alert Level 3.

We are asked to enable the provincial government of Albay

to mobilize all its resources for disaster preparedness and emergency response.

Now therefore, on motion, duly seconded,

Resolved by the citizens of Albay, Resolved by the Sanguinang Panlaluigan and the National Assembly,

to authorize Honorable Edsel Greco-Alexander B. Lagman,

Governor of Province of Albay, to utilize quick response fund

following the notice issued by the DOSTP Works,

raising the status of Mayon Volcano to Alert Level 3.

Resolved further, that copy of this resolution be partnered with Honorable Edsel Greco-Alexander B. Lagman,

Governor of Province of Albay, for its information, reference, and guidance.

Madam Chair, I move for the approval of this resolution.

Any second to the motion?

Okay, unanimously seconded.

Okay, discussion?

Madam Chair?

Yes, Honorable Dante Arandia is recognized.

Madam Chair, may I ask the Committee on Appropriations Speaker?

The amount of utilized funds?

Yes, Madam Chair.

He is moving now?

Yes, Madam Chair.

How much is the funds?

I think, Madam Chair, the good board member from the 3rd District is not listening.

During the, a while ago, during the explanation of...

No, maybe Madam Chair, if he has an additional, maybe we must know it.

Okay, okay, Madam Chair.

May I know, because you are the one moving the utilized funds.

Yes, Madam Chair.

Our guest, because you are the Committee Chairman.

Yes, Madam Chair, this representation as Chairman of the Committee on Budget and Appropriations cannot add the budget.

But maybe Madam Chair, the good board member from the 3rd District can add to the budget of the APSIMO of 42 million,

but Mr. Eugene, the OIC APSIMO said that only 30 million will be utilized.

Budget, 30 million only.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Yes.

Any other questions?

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Are you satisfied, Honorable Dante Arandia?

I'm hoping, Madam, that there is an additional committee on appropriations.

Honorable Siga?

Madam Chair, before me, Board Member Vince, please.

Okay.

In case, actually, I'm in favor of no price of 30 million because if the event didn't last, I think we will spend less than 30 million.

So if it's really Halloween, if it goes months, maybe 42 million will be spent.

It depends siguro.

And it's better, Madam Presiding Officer, na sa title, warang amount.

Just my opinion.

I don't know if we can ask the expertise of the APSIMO kung ano ang much better na ilag sa resolution.

Thank you, just for observation.

Any other statement? Any discussion? No more?

Madam Chair, I heard earlier, and I don't know if I am right.

There is, we are going to utilize as manifested during the 30 million.

But there is, I heard something about the 12 million.

May I ask the Chairman on appropriations on this?

But I'm, I was listening.

But the query here is to the Chairman on appropriations, my very good friend, the gentleman from Tabaco City.

Yes, Madam Chair.

I confirm the manifestation of the OIC APSIMO that we have a budget of 42 million.

And as we talked a while ago, Madam Chair, only 30 million will be allocated in the quick response fund by the Governor.

So Madam Chair, what the gentleman from Tabaco City said, we're saving the 12 million just in case.

Yes, Madam Chair.

So that, what is the purpose of the Chairman now, saving the 12 million?

Di naman natin inaasahan na sanang walang dumating na bagyo.

That's the preparation of the upcoming, any disaster.

So that we will just be clear.

That is a very high forward thinking of the Chairman on appropriations, saving the 12 million for that.

Thank you.

Anyway, that's just a query on this side, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you.

Anymore discussion?

Amendment?

Objection?

So there being none, the motion is now approved.

Yes, Mr. Floor Leader.

Madam Chair, I think we have tackled all the items as provided in the special sessions agenda for the day.

So Madam Chair, there is nothing more to tackle.

And on that note, may I now humbly request move to adjourn.

So session adjourned.

Session adjourned.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, everyone.

Thank you, everyone.

Maraming salamat po.

Thank you sa nagcover, PIO.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.