| Municipal Councilor Allan Rodriguez Mentions Proposed Programs for the recovery of Laurel Batanggas

The municipal councilor of Laurel Batanggas Allan Rodriguez mentioned some alternative plans for the province to recover and help its people sustain their way of living during the press conference.

During the press conference on November 13, 2024 Allan Rodriguez said that according to the reports 250 classrooms are being used as evacuation center in Batanggas for the reason that 150 houses are destroyed because of typhoon Kristine that affects also the academic learning of students and the livelihood of each families.

Even though the residents already wants to go back to their home but can't because of the typhoon, the estimated budget for the recovery and repair of the city are around 4-5 billion said by the municipal councilor, that includes the immediate subsidy for the people of Batanggas.

“We will fix the broken bridges for transportation of goods and important things because as of right now the four major bridges are destroyed.”

The estimated budget will also be used to repair some condominium, commercial buildings  and especially  the bridges for the transportation of goods. The municipal councilor mentioned some  factors as to why the impact of typhoon Kristine is huge at the province of Batanggas.

“Many landslides happened because there are illegal luggers that build some buildings without permission that caused the land or soil to soften, another factor is the cutting of trees and because of that no one will receive the water from the rain.”

Allan Rodrigues said that he will prioritize the repair of bridges and the subsidy to help the citizens of Laurel Batanggas.