NO WORRIES. Children enjoy each other's company at an evacuation center in Kamias, Quezon City on Monday (Sept. 1, 2025). A total of 204 families composed of 664 individuals are staying at the temporary relocation center since they vacated their homes at the height of the severe rainfall on Aug. 30. (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc)
MANILA – Over 41,000 families were affected by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon, tropical cyclone Jacinto, and the recent low pressure area, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Monday.
Citing its latest report, the NDRRMC said the 41,297 families are equivalent to 201,465 persons residing in 180 barangays in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Soccskargen, Caraga, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
As of Monday morning, 1,126 families or 5,067 people were being aided in 16 evacuation centers, while another 30,645 families or 153,225 individuals were receiving assistance while staying in other places.
The NDRRMC report also said 445 houses were damaged by the inclement weather — 425 "partially damaged" and 20 "totally damaged" — in Mimaropa, Zamboanga Peninsula, Soccsksargen, and BARMM.
Assistance provided has so far reached PHP2.94 million, which were were distributed to 1,567 families. (PNA)
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