Vice President Leni Robredo has visited Bohol to check the situation here in the aftermath of typhoon Odette.
She flew into the province on Dec. 17, 2021, which was the moment when she and her team got clearance to visit after the typhoon battered the province, a day before.
“Flew to Bohol the moment we were cleared to fly there post Odette,” the vice president said in a post in her official Facebook page.
“Updates have been hard to come by over the past 24 hours, kaya hindi rin tayo mapakali. So we went [to Bohol] to assess the situation and bring help,” she added.
The vice president saw the situation first hand and found out that the power in the province is down and Bohol remains without any electricity as of press time.
“The whole province has no electricity at solar lights lang ang gumagana. Many roads are still unpassable, and many areas in the North and East of the province are still flooded,” the vice president said in her Facebook post.
The vice president met with Gov. Arthur Yap, Vice Gov. Rene Relampagos and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (PDRRMO) chief Anthony Damalerio.
In a related development, the vice president also met officials and residents of Loboc, Bohol for the same reason.
Robredo also discussed rehabilitation matters with Tagbilaran City mayor John Geesnell Yap II and first district Rep. Edgar Chatto, in separate engagements.
Not to be forgotten are the Loboc local officials, police personnel and residents whom Robredo personally conversed with for the formers condition after the storm.
“Hindi na nga kami nakatuloy sa isang evacuation center sa Loay dahil baha pa rin,” the vice president narrated.
Robredo continued by saying: “Gov. Art Yap has been leading road-clearing ops with their Tarsier 117 team and the PNP [Philippine National Police], Vice Gov. Rene Relampagos and Mayor Baba Yap also on the ground, along with other local officials. Also spoke to Cong Ed Chatto who was on the ground, checking on his constituents in the 1st District.”
The vice president said that the provincial government is still collecting information from the various towns as communications are hard to come by.