Duterte monitors Typhoon Ompong, eyes trip to affected areas

Paterno R. Esmaquel II

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Duterte monitors Typhoon Ompong, eyes trip to affected areas

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'Knowing him, (President Rodrigo Duterte) will be the first to go to the affected area as soon as the weather will allow his choppers to take off,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is monitoring Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) in Manila and is eyeing a trip to affected areas, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Saturday morning, September 15.

Duterte, who often spends weekends in his hometown of Davao City, stayed in Manila this weekend.

“He’s in Manila. He did not leave and is monitoring,” Roque said in an interagency briefing on Saturday.

“Knowing him, he will be the first to go to the affected area as soon as the weather will allow his choppers to take off,” Duterte’s spokesperson added.

In the meantime, Duterte tasked Ilocanos in his Cabinet to go home to their provinces to monitor government response to Ompong, Roque said.

Roque’s office was tasked to monitor information dissemination, while many other Cabinet members attended the interagency briefing on Saturday.

Ompong, which made landfall in Cagayan at 1:40 am on Saturday, has affected 126,751 Filipinos so far.

No casualties have been reported, Roque said. – Rappler.com

 

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Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Paterno R. Esmaquel II, news editor of Rappler, specializes in covering religion and foreign affairs. He finished MA Journalism in Ateneo and MSc Asian Studies (Religions in Plural Societies) at RSIS, Singapore. For story ideas or feedback, email pat.esmaquel@rappler.com