Luzon, which makes up about more than two-thirds of the economy and approximately half of the country’s 110 million population, started clean-up functions as floods within the capital region got started subsiding, officials said.
Five rescue employees were killed within Bulacan province, Governor Daniel Fernando told DZMM radio train station, where residents had been seen wading through waist-deep waters although some were stranded on rooftops.
“Many homes were destroyed but all roads are passable and there were no landslides, ” Quezon state Governor Helen Tan told DZRH radio stations station. The local authorities had started cleaning fallen trees along with other debris, she said.
President Marcos, who will conduct a good aerial inspection later on Monday, also ordered officials to provide emergency power supply to two provinces north of the capital, Aurora plus Nueva Ecija, which were left without electricity.