From the Presidential Management Staff and Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office
Shelter
There are 1,595 evacuation centers
providing temporary shelter to 89,785 families or 418,988 persons in
Region IVA and B, VI, VII, VIII, and CARAGA. Other displaced families
(759,996) or individuals (3.58 million) opted to stay with their friends
and families.
DSWD-NCR did the following to support
628 families (or 2,460 persons) who arrived from Leyte and Samar at the
Villamor Air Base, Pasay City:
Referral for medical attention to the
East Avenue Medical Center, National Kidney Institute, Rizal Memorial
Center, V. Luna Hospital, and Jose Rizal University Hospital; free
transportation through Oplan Hatid; and debriefing sessions with
volunteer counselors from Ateneo de Manila University.
Medical
A total of 88 medical teams (43 foreign and 45 local) have been deployed to various areas in Regions IV-B, VI, VII, and VIII.
Other health interventions include the
following: provision of 2,800 cadaver bags in Regions VII and VIII’s
Centers for Health and Development; and provision (by the DOH
Central Office Team) of over 500 measles vaccines and some 150 vitamin A
supplementation in seven evacuation centers in Tacloban City.
Power
The DOE, through NEA, has been assisting
the 29 affected electric cooperatives in Regions IV-B, V, VI, VII, and
VIII in restoring power to the 373 affected municipalities. Power has
been restored to 106 (28%) municipalities, including full restoration in
the provinces of Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Romblon, and Mindoro
Oriental. The NEA targets to restore power to all these municipalities
on or before 24 December 2013.
| Province |
Electric Cooperatives |
No. of Municipalities |
| Affected |
Restored |
| 1. Occidental Mindoro |
OMECO |
9 |
8 |
| 2. Oriental Mindoro |
ORMECO |
15 |
15 |
| 3. Romblon |
TIELCO |
10 |
10 |
| 4. Masbate |
MASELCO |
15 |
11 |
| TISELCO |
4 |
4 |
Communication
The NTC reported that Globe Telecom and
Smart Communications and Sun Cellular now provide service to 57% and 85%
of the municipalities in the affected provinces, respectively. Below
are the details of cell phone coverage by province, as of November 16,
2013:
| Province |
No. of Municipalities |
Smart |
Globe |
| No. with service |
% with service |
No. With Service |
% with service |
| Aklan |
18 |
15 |
83% |
10 |
56% |
| Antique |
18 |
17 |
94% |
10 |
56% |
| Biliran |
8 |
3 |
38% |
- |
0% |
| Bohol |
48 |
48 |
100% |
44 |
92% |
| Capiz |
17 |
11 |
65% |
3 |
18% |
| Cebu |
53 |
53 |
100% |
45 |
85% |
| Eastern Samar |
21 |
3 |
14% |
- |
0% |
| Guimaras |
5 |
5 |
100% |
4 |
80% |
| Iloilo |
44 |
40 |
91% |
32 |
73% |
| Leyte |
43 |
23 |
53% |
8 |
19% |
| Negros Occidental |
32 |
30 |
94% |
31 |
97% |
| Negros Oriental |
26 |
26 |
100% |
25 |
96% |
| Northern Samar |
20 |
19 |
95% |
5 |
25% |
| Palawan |
28 |
28 |
100% |
- |
0% |
| Samar (Western Samar) |
21 |
17 |
81% |
7 |
33% |
| Southern Leyte |
17 |
17 |
100% |
14 |
82% |
| Total |
419 |
355 |
85% |
238 |
57% |
Note: Municipalities reported with cell phone service include both full and partial coverage.
Infrastructure
The government has cleared all national roads in the affected areas; all are now passable.
Similarly, all Civil Aviation Authority
of the Philippines (CAAP)-controlled airports are now
operational. However, operations of the Tacloban Airport are still
limited.
Security
A total of 24,770 personnel, 1,306
vehicles, 104 sea crafts, 163 aircraft, and 27,532 other assets/
equipment from national and local agencies, responders and volunteer
groups/ organizations were prepositioned and deployed to various
strategic areas to facilitate/expedite response operations.
Funding and Foreign Aid
The US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
estimates that over $20 million have been announced to support recovery
efforts for the victims of the typhoon. The following are the top
donors:
| Company |
Amount of Donation(in US$) |
| IKEA Foundation |
2,680,400 |
| SM Group |
2,292,300 |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation |
1,250,000 |
| Carnival Corporation/Miami HEAT |
1,000,000 |
| HSBC Holdings PLC |
1,000,000 |
| PepsiCo Foundation |
1,000,000 |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises |
1,000,000 |
| Samsung Group |
1,000,000 |
| UPS |
1,000,000 |
| State Street Foundation |
600,000 |
| Microsoft Corporation |
500,000 |
| Walt Disney Company |
500,000 |
| JCB |
480,660 |
| Abbott |
450,000 |
| Ford Motor Company and the Ford Motor Company Fund |
400,000 |
| United Technologies |
350,000 |
| Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited |
300,000 |
| Citi |
250,000 |
| NBA |
250,000 |
| Toyota Motor Corporation |
228,910 |
As of November 18, 2013 (5:00 p.m.), 48
countries and international organizations have pledged an estimated
$295.33 million in cash and kind for relief and search and rescue
operations.
