Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso visited the Antonio Regidor Elementary School in District III and Hermenegildo J. Atienza Elementary School in Baseco to personally see the situation of the evacuees being sheltered there.
According to the report by the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW), the two temporary evacuation sites had the most number of evacuees with A. Regidor ES having 168 families or 609 individuals, and H.J. Atienza ES housing 148 families or 641 individuals in total.
“Food boxes will be distributed to them to keep them nourished.”
Domagoso assured the public that once the flood had receded and the weather becomes normal again, these families would return to their respective homes. The mayor also assured food boxes will be distributed to them to keep them nourished.
Domagoso also said during his interview with the media that Manila Health Department Oficer-in-Charge Dr. Grace Padilla has ordered a high alert status to all six public hospitals of the city.
A “Leptospirosis Fast Lane” was created in these hospitals for the time being in order to immediately cater to patients stricken by leptospirosis.
A “Leptospirosis Fast Lane” was created in these hospitals for the time being in order to immediately cater to patients stricken by leptospirosis.
“Red alert tayo ngayon. Hospitals natin, naka-red alert din. Cancel muna tulog,” Domagoso told Padilla during a recent emergency meeting.
