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PBBM visits flood-hit area, leads aid distribution in Rizal town
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visited evacuation centers in San Mateo, Rizal, to check on residents affected by Severe Tropical Storm Crising and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
A total of 3,899 families, or 14,390 individuals, in San Mateo have been affected by the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Crising (international name Wipha) and the enhanced southwest monsoon or "habagat".
About 546 families, or 2,102 individuals, are currently sheltered at Maly Elementary School, where the President observed the distribution of relief goods.
The local government of San Mateo declared a state of calamity due to the continuous torrential rains.
Marcos also led the distribution of family food packs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
He is scheduled to visit another evacuation center in the town and later preside over a situation briefing at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council's office in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
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