Presidential spokesman Harry Roque refuted claims that the government is lacking in response to the typhoon-hit areas in the country, claiming that authorities have coordinated rescue for Cagayan residents as soon as the news hit.
Malacañang has consistently brushed off the deluge of criticisms on the government’s insufficient actions during and after the calamities that slammed several areas in the country.
“Immediately after nung lumabas nga yung balita na may baha, as early as 4 in the morning eh nagko-coordinate na kami dun sa actions taken,” Roque said in a press briefing held in Cagayan.
[Immediately after news erupted that there was flooding, we were coordinating on the actions taken as early as 4 in the morning.]
“Among the actions taken, meron po talaga naka-pre-position na rito na air assets tsaka rubber boats. As early as 4 a.m. it was reported to us by NDRRMC [National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council] na nag-deploy pa ng additional air assets and additional rubber boats.”
(Air assets and rubber boats were already pre-positioned. As early as 4 a.m. it was reported to us by NDRRMC that additional air assets and rubber boats were deployed.)
