The death toll from the heavy rains and landslides brought by Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) rose to 375 after more bodies were recovered, majority of which came from the landslide-hit areas of the Cordillera Region, and the flooded province of Pangasinan.

The National Disaster Coordinating Council said, 185 were injured, and 48 remain missing.

The number of affected families by Pepeng has also increased to 675,681 or 3,136,965 persons in Regions I, II, III, IV-A, V, VI, NCR and CAR. Of this number, 17,506 families or 83,432 persons remain inside 179 evacuation centers.

Government officials estimated total damage at P8.1 billion, including P6.5 billion in agricultural losses.

The worst-hit were the severely flooded Pangasinan and the landslide-hit provinces of Benguet, La Union and Mt. Province, including Baguio City.

In the Cordillera Administrative Region alone, at least 287 people were confirmed dead. Baguio City on the other hand was totally cut off from the rest of Luzon after landslides blocked major roads, jacking up the prices of vegetables coming from northern Luzon.

Meantime, 80% of Pangasinan was inundated in floodwater, submerging rice fields, and forcing over 50,000 people to evacuate.

Pepeng hit the Philippines just eight days after Ondoy caused the country’s worst flooding in four decades, killing almost 300 people and affecting more than 829,498 families of 4 million persons. Pepeng, which stayed for 10 days in the country, also dropped more rain on Metro Manila that slowed the cleanup and made conditions worse.

Appeal for assistance

An increasing number of families affected by the two recent typhoons are appealing for assistance from the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center and its regional centers.

Donations for the affected families may be sent through the following drop-off centers:

Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC)

72-A Times St., West Triangle Homes, Quezon City.

Tel. (632) 929-9820

Fax (632) 929-9822

Dollar Account:

Account Name:  Citizens’ Disaster Response Center

Account Number:  2-63600158-3

Bank:  Metrobank, Examiner Branch

Bank Address: Corner Examiner and Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines

Swift Code: MBTCPHMM

Peso Account:

Account Name:  Citizens’ Disaster Response Center

Account Number:  3-63600741-3

Bank:  Metrobank, Examiner Branch

Bank Address: Corner Examiner and Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines

Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services

119 Purok 1, Guisad Surong, Brgy Guisad, Baguio City

Tel. (074) 4426108

Ilocos Center for Research, Empowerment and Development (ICRED)

49 P. Gomez St., Brgy 11, Sta. Balbina, 2900 Laoag City

Tel. (077) 7731031

Alay Bayan, Inc. (ABI)

54 Rue de Paree St., L&S Subdivision, Angeles City

Tel. (045) 3043040

Center for Relief and Rehabilitation Services – Cagayan Valley (CRRS-CV)

27-B Pattaui St., Ugac Norte, Tuguegarao City

Tel. (078) 8462758

References:

NDCC

PAGASA

The Associated Press

Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Philippine Star

GMA News

Center for Relief and Rehabilitation Services – Cagayan Valley (CRRS-CV)

Tarabang Para sa Bicol (TABI)

Ilocos Center for Research, Empowerment and Development (ICRED)

Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services

Alay Bayan Inc. (ABI)