Overall Situation
• As of January 21, activity in Taal Volcano’s main crater has been characterized by weak steam emission that generated ash plumes 500-600 meters tall and dispersed ash southwest of the main crater. Sulfur dioxide emission was measures at an average of 344 tons/day.
• The Philippine Seismic Network plotted a total of 718 volcanic earthquakes. One hundred seventy-six of these registered at magnitudes M1.2-M4.1 and were felt at Intensities I-V. Such intense seismic activity likely signifies continuous magmatic intrusion beneath the Taal edifice, which may lead to further eruptive activity.
• Alert Level 4 still remains in effect over Taal Volcano. This means that a hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days.
Reports on Affected Populations
• A total of 68,439 families or 271,278 persons were affected in the provinces of Batangas, Quezon, Laguna, and Cavite. (Source: NDRRMC)
• A total of 54,459 families (from the previous 26,294) or 239,899 persons (from the previous 121,455) are taking shelter in 479 evacuation centers (from the previous 373).
• Here is a list of evacuation centers in 3 provinces gathered by STPRC. The evacuees came from the municipalities of Laurel, Taal, Talisay, Agoncillo, San Nicolas, Sta. Teresita, and Tanauan.
Foster Province Foster Municipalities Number of Evacuation Sites
# of Families # of Individuals
Batangas
District 6 Lipa City 13 2,120 8,695
District 5 Batangas City 43 3,270 13,793
District 4 San Jose 18 920 3,976
Padre Garcia 42 2,314 9,271
Taysan 11 144 542
Ibaan 16 375 1,456
Rosario 28 913 1,253
San Juan – private houses 35 565 2,181
District 3 Alitagtag 13 851 3,080
Cuenca 1 113 552
Mataas na Kahoy 8 497 2,123
Malvar 20 1,715 7,819
Sto. Tomas 10 1,850 8,523
Tanauan 33 4,054 16,971
District 2 San Luis 26 3,182 14,757
San Pascual 27 1,429 6,039
Bauan 31 3,738 15,177
Mabini 4 261 1,382
District 1 Balayan 42 2,697 10,390
Calatagan 16 881 3,380
Calaca 15 1,876 7,264
Nausgbu 20 1,809 7,028
Lian 10 279 1,284
Tuy 20 743 2,792
Taal 4 170 846
Cavite
Alfonso 4 571 2,659 + 1,021 in foster families
Amadeo 362 1,444
Tagaytay 35 870 10,780
Mendez 5 26 + 197 private 95 + 816 private
Baylen 1 146 541
Indang 1 250 949
Silang 40 1,033 4,163
Gen. Trias 28 647 3,505
Imus 290 1,259
Bacoor 10 50
Kawit 35 118
GMA 137 616
Tanza 166 607
Dasmarinas 243 887
Naic 98 324
Ternate 13 56
Trece Martires 110 537
Magallanes 297 1,051
Maragondon 241 958
Laguna
Calamba City 3 60
Alaminos 1 4 15
Total 592 42,572 183,025
• Effects on Livelihood
Affected Municipalities Livelihood Effect
Taal, Agoncillo, Laurel, Talisay, San Nicolas Fishing Whole Taal Lake is affected. BFAR announced that fish caught in Taal is not safe to eat.
Farming Farms are affected by ashfall. Market is also closed so there’s nowhere to sell their produce.
Livestock Cows, goats and chicken are affected, most of them dies and the ones that survived have no more grass to eat. Residents bring “darak” to feed their animals during window hour (6am-10am).
Eco-tourism Zero livelihood – the Taal Lake is closed for tourism.
Workers in other towns – Lemery, Taal, and Agoncillo Since Lemery and Agoncillo are now locked down, their jobs are also affected. No income.
Tricycle Drivers Some were able to save their motorcycles but because of the lock down, they are not allowed to travel so they also lost their livelihood.
Small enterprise
All business Locked Down
• Food in most evacuation sites is enough for 1-2 weeks due to the influx of donations. But since it is expected to be a protracted displacement, the sustainability of food is an issue. Those in foster families do not have enough supply of food.
• Since most of the evacuation centers are schools, covered courts, churches, etc., comfort rooms are not enough fot eh evacuees. There are sited where water is not enough, like in Brgy. San Isidro in San Luis town, where the school has no water. Sanitation is a problem with the limited comfort rooms, lack of water and the large number of evacuees.
• All houses in the affected communities are damaged. Residents of Agoncillo who were able to visit their houses during the window hour said that in the long period of ashfall, all houses will be totally damaged, especially if it rains. The fissures in the municipalities of Lemery (6 barangays), Talisay (4 barangays), Agoncillo (2 barangays) and San Nicolas will totally damage the houses in these areas.
• Evacuation centers are overcrowded. Some are open and are prone to ashfall. Because schools are being used as evacuation centers, it affects children’s education in foster barangays. In some areas where the barangay hall is used as evacuation center, operations of the barangay are also affected.
• As of January 20, 3 evacuees died. The situation triggered their illness.
• There was a report that there were 2 women who gave birth in the evacuation centers in Laguna and Batangas.
• Classes were suspended since January 13 in the affected areas along Taal. DepEd announced that children can continue with their schooling in the evacuation sites where they are staying. But some children are hesitant to transfer because they do not have friends in other schools. Schools in the affected municipalities are also damaged. Children were also not able to bring their school bags when they evacuated.
• With the continuous earthquakes, all residents are traumatized.
• Lock down in directly-affected areas affected normal transportation routes. Even in emergency response, responders have to travel far to be able to reach the evacuation centers in District 1 and 2 in Batangas.
• A total of P3,215,788,882 (from the previousP74,549,300) worth of damages to agriculture was incurred in the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Cavite.
Region/Province Corn HVC Rice Fisheries Livestock Total Cost
CALABARZON
Batangas P88,584,500 P341,058,927 P4,600,000 P1,600,000,000 P126,272,833 P2,160,516,260
Cavite P352,800 P1,023,134,150 P1,026,200 P65,000 P1,024,578,150
Laguna P30,664,832 P29,640 P30,694,472
Total P88,937,300 P1,394,857,909 P5,655,840 P1,600,000,000 P126,337,833 P3,215,788,882
Source: NDRRMC
Emergency Response Efforts
• On January 13, CDRC deployed a Rapid Assessment Team to Talisay, Batangas.
• On January 14, RAT gathered data from PDRRMO.
• STPRC conducted assessment in evacuation centers in Batangas.
• On January 16, CDRC staff conducted a meeting to plan for emergency relief delivery to survivors.
• On January 17, CDRC staff and volunteers repacked relief goods at the CDRC office.
• On January 18, CDRC and STPRC, in partnership with Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (APAD) and Metro Auto Drive (MAD) distributed food and non-food items to 192 families in the evacuation center in Banilad, Nasugbu, Batangas.
• On January 19, STPRC and APAD, in partnership with Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PCCI) and Batangas Chamber of Commerce distributed food and hygiene kits to 951 families in barangays Tejero, Talon, Abiacao, Sta. Monica, Balagtasin, and Bonliw in San Luis town in Batangas.
Resources Available
• Standby emergency funds
• Prepositioned goods at the CDRC warehouse
Expressed Needs
• Immediate needs of the survivors include food, water, clothes, hygiene kits, medicines, masks (preferably N59), and sleeping materials.
Coordination
Regional Center
• Southern Tagalog People’s Response Center (STPRC)
Contacts
• Kim Augiline Leduna, Executive Director, (insert cellphone number), info@cdrc-phil.com
• Malen Serato, Field Operations Department, 0916-499-1410, fod@cdrc-phil.com
• Hanna Fiel, Research and Public Information Department, 0945-8355589, hanna.fiel.cdrc2019@gmail.com
• Cora Jazmines, Local Partnerships Department, 0949-845-1271, lpd@cdrc-phil.com