Gov. Arthur Yap revealed that typhoon Odette caused nearly P20 billion in damage and the figure may go higher in the coming days.
The total damage cost, based on available data, is at P19.4 billion and the estimated rehabilitation budget has reached P28.7 billion, the governor revealed.
The governor on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, quoted the Bohol post-Odette rehabilitation and recovery program, which is based on a progressive report. It is called a progressive report as there are 7 local government units (LGU) which are yet to submit their respective damage assessment data to the provincial government.
The governor did not mention the names of the LGUs who have yet to submit their respective assessment data.
He bared the contents of the program during the regular press conference at the Capitol.
The governor said that the estimated devastation cost for infrastructure is pegged at P7.4 billion. On the other hand, the amount needed for infrastructure destruction is around P16.3 billion.
In terms of economic impact cost, the governor said the assessment has placed the amount at P4.7 billion.
For the development-administration sector, Bohol is looking at an amount of P 2.4 billion in damage. The development-administration sector refers to the damaged barangay halls, municipal buildings, gymnasiums, police and fire stations, waiting sheds, and climate-resilient evacuation centers that are impacted by the typhoon in some towns of the province, which submitted their respective reports.
The rehabilitation price for development-administration sector destruction is at P5 billion, the governor bared.
The price of devastation to social services such as public school buildings, hospitals, rural health units, health centers, day care centers, Municipal Social Welfare and Development offices, and women’s centers is at P1.7 billion. The cost to rehabilitate the damaged social structures is at P2.3 billion, the governor quipped.
Moreover, the environmental destruction value, such as impact of landslides, flooding, and fallen trees among others, is at P592 million. The estimated rehabilitation price of replanting of fallen trees and repair of damaged areas due to landslides and flooding is at P40 million, the governor said during the press conference.
Furthermore, the private sector said it registered P2.4 billion in estimated destruction due to the typhoon, Yap told the media. The private sector damage rehabilitation budget is pegged at P2.9 billion.
According to Vice Gov. Rene Relampagos, the challenge is to find funding sources for the rehabilitation effort.
“Dili sayon pangitaon ning pundoha. Dili sayon pangitaon. Hinumdumi, nga hangtud karon no gikan sa kalamidad nga gedala sa linog sa 2013, gani hangtud karon naa pay pipila nga mga damages atong panahuna nga until now, wala pa gihapon makompleto ug human,” the vice governor said during the press conference.
He added that it will take years before Bohol can recover from the problems brought by the typhoon.