Atty. Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos, Jr.
DILG Secretary

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and our Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire Protection are all hands on deck in working with local government units (LGUs) in disaster response efforts amid the havoc of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) across the country.

The DILG is also working with concerned national government agencies (NGAs) to respond to affected families and mitigate the loss of lives and damages to property.

Further, the Department is closely coordinating with the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) which is now under a state of calamity to help them access their calamity funds to provide assistance to the affected families.

Nakikidalamhati po kami sa pagkamatay ng ilan nating mga kababayan sa gitna ng delubyong ito. Sa ating mga kababayan na lumikas at napinsala ng bagyong ito, makakaasa kayo na aalalayan kayo ng pamahalaan.

We pray that the devastation will not worsen as the typhoon moves northward as another low-pressure area (LPA) is expected to enter and possibly affect local weather by Monday. Let us pray that God helps us in these trying times as we do more work ahead for recovery when Paeng leaves PAR and let’s pray for the weather to clear up so we may have a solemn observance of the upcoming All Souls Day.

Kaisa po ng LGUs at NGAs ang DILG sa pagresponde sa mga apektadong pamayanan sa gitna ng pananalasa ng Bagyong Paeng.

Nawa’y iligtas po tayo ng Panginoon sa lubos pang pinsala ng bagyong ito.

Original Article at: https://dilg.gov.ph/news/DILG-Statement-on-Typhoon-Paeng/NC-2022-1184