TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Oct. 18 (PIA) – Bohol governor Edgar Chatto issued a flash appeal to all that water, ready-to-eat meals, transportation are the immediate needs of Boholanos, especially in areas that sustained massive damages from the 7.2 earthquake.
“The source and supply of water in the province had already been affected,” the governor said.
This is in addition to the urgent call of people from the towns of Maribojoc, Loon and Loboc that needed water, food and other assistance, Chatto added.
The governor assured Boholanos that the local government is on top of the situation and that rescue teams are working continuously to open up routes, links to reach those towns and areas that are left isolated because of the earthquake.
Chato also said that aside from Loboc, Loon and Maribojoc other towns such as Antequera, Calape, Tubigon, Sagbayan, San Isidro, Clarin, Inabanga and others had been badly damaged by the quake.
These are the areas that need registered most casualties, the governor said.
Aside from relief operations, Chatto added, rescue and retrieval operations continue in Loon and Maribojoc because there are reports of people that are under the rubbles that are still alive and needed to be rescued.
Bohol local officials profusely thanked the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for its immediate response to assist in the province’s search, rescue and retrieval (SAR) operations. MMDA also brought K9 dogs for fast and easy SAR operations.
Presently, the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City is being used as the receiving area for the collection of relief goods and other concerns.
According to Police officer 3 Carl John Legazpi, operations clerk of Bohol Provincial Office, as of October 17 deaths due to earthquake reached 145 while those injured registered at 374 and 22 missing. (PIA7-Bohol/ECBongosia)
