Super Typhoon Pepito displaces thousands in La Union, Pangasinan

As of Tuesday morning, approximately 2,345 families or 6,433 individuals in La Union province and an additional 16,414 families or 51,230 individuals in Pangasinan have been affected by Super Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi), with many evacuees returning home but some still displaced.

Evacuations began preemptively on Friday with residents from high-risk areas in both La Union and Pangasinan being relocated to safety centers due to storm surge threats.

In Pangasinan, local governments provided each family with a food pack and the provincial government supplied additional aid at the Lingayen evacuation center. The DSWD has prepositioned 75,411 family food packs and non-food items for affected residents.

Classes in all levels both in public and private schools as well as work in non-frontline government offices have been suspended on Monday in Pangasinan and La Union due to the effects of the typhoon. Most evacuees returned home but some remain displaced, especially those in flooded areas like Dagupan City.

The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is coordinating with local governments for emergency shelter assistance for residents whose homes were destroyed or damaged by fallen trees and landslides.