Tuguegarao City – President Rodrigo Duterte will be making a visit to the Provincial Capitol of Cagayan today, September 16, 2018, to assess the extent of damage done by Typhoon Ompong as well as to coordinate the efforts done by the Regional/Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (R/PDRRMC) and the local government units (LGUs) in disaster response.

The Commander-in-Chief will be assisted by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Virginia Orogo as well as DSWD regional counterparts.

DSWD Field Office 02 (DSWD FO2) OIC-Regional Director Lucia S. Alan earlier said that the office is working round-the-clock to assist affected families and individuals throughout Region 02.

“We have already started assessing the extent of damage in the areas affected by Ompong and the evacuees have already been given family food packs and other additional assistance,” Ms. Alan added.

As of the moment, there are already 744 barangays, 21,648 families, 79,924 individuals affected by the typhoon throughout the region.

The meeting is scheduled to commence at 1:00 pm today. ### by: Chester Carlo M. Trinidad, Regional Information Officer