TO ensure the safety and welfare of motorists and typhoon-affected residents, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered round-the-clock clearing operations of roads rendered impassable due to Super Typhoon Uwan.
In a Palace press briefing on Tuesday, Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been conducting continuous clean up and repair works of typhoon-damaged roads across the country.
“Pangulong Marcos Jr., inutos ang 24/7 clearing operations sa mga kalsadang hindi madaanan dahil sa Super Typhoon Uwan. Alinsunod sa direktiba ng Pangulo, araw-gabi ang trabaho ng DPWH upang linisin at kumpunihin ang mga apektadong kalsada sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng bansa,” Castro said.
“Ang agarang aksyon na ito ay inutos ni Pangulong Marcos Jr. sa DPWH upang siguruhing ligtas ang mga pangunahing kalsada para sa mga motorista at mga malapit or malalapit sa komunidad,” she added.
According to Castro, 26 national roads have already been reopened and are now passable to motorists, adding that even transport operations are back to normal.
Citing data from the DPWH, Castro said nearly 40 national road sections became impassable due to flooding, landslides, fallen trees and toppled electricity posts.
Castro said that currently, clearing operations are ongoing in 13 road sections in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR); 10 in Cagayan Valley (Region II), eight in Bicol (Region V), and one each in National Capital Region (NCR), Ilocos (Region I), Central Luzon (Region III), and SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII).
Castro assured more roads are expected to reopen following the DPWH’s extensive clearing operations.
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