Gov't agencies ready for rainy season — Palace
At a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro said concerned agencies are prepared for the effects of the rainy weather, especially that classes in schools will also start next week.
''Handa naman po lagi ang mga ahensiyang concerned kapag po paparating ang tag-ulan. At nakausap po natin at nasabi na rin po ng Office of the Civil Defense ang kanilang kahandaan,'' Castro said.
(Concerned agencies are ready for the rainy season. The Office of Civil Defense already expressed their readiness.)
''Ang sabi po nila ay naka-focus sila sa prepositioning of goods like shelter repair kits, hygiene kits, water filtration kits, air-to-water units at marami pa pong iba. Pati po ang DSWD, and DOH at iba pang ahensiya ay handa po,'' she added.
(They are focused on prepositioning goods like shelter repair kits, hygiene kits, water filtration kits, and air-to-water units. Even the DSWD and the DOH are ready.)
PAGASA declared the onset of the rainy season on June 2 after scattered to widespread rainfall had been observed in the past days due to the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat). — Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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