TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines – On Thursday, October 19, Super Typhoon Lawin (international name Haima) marked its first year since its landfall in Peñablanca town in Cagayan province.
The typhoon, the strongest typhoon to hit Cagayan in recent years, caused widespread damage in agriculture, infrastructure, government facilities, and private properties. (READ: Super Typhoon Lawin’s ground zero: A year after)
Only a few foreign countries gave donations, as the government in 2016 said the Philippines can stand on its own and does not need foreign assistance.
In the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council meeting on Tuesday, October 10, Governor Manuel Mamba said the National Disaster Coordinating Council “has not yet given any of the funds at this time, except for [constructing] temporary school buildings.”
One year after the typhoon, the main question that has to be asked is how far had the government performed for the rehabilitation and recovery of the victims. Rappler looks at the numbers:
Damage in houses
| 208,551 | Total number of damaged houses in Region II |
| 142,630 | Damaged houses in Cagayan |
| 23,105 | in Tuguegarao City |
| 62,332 | Damaged houses in Isabela |
| 7,434 1,703 19 |
in the City of Ilagan in Cauayan City in Santiago City |
| 3,233 | Damaged houses in Nueva Vizcaya |
| 356 | Damaged houses in Quirino |
Damage in agricultural crops
| P5.29 B | Estimated cost of agricultural crop loss based on farm gate price |
| P162 M | Estimated cost of damaged agricultural crops based on cost of input |
| P6.9 M | Estimated cost of livestock and poultry loss |
Damage in infrastructure
| P165 M | Estimated cost of damaged government buildings |
| P803 M | Total cost of damaged classrooms under the Department of Education (DepEd) |
| 2,461 | Total number of damaged classrooms under DepEd |
| P214.9 M | Total cost of damaged classrooms under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) |
| P180.5 M |
Estimated cost of damage to health facilities in Region II |
| P123.1 M P48.4 M P2.6 M P6.4 M |
in Cagayan in Isabela in Nueva Vizcaya in Quirino |
| P699.8 M | Total cost of damage to roads, bridges, and flood control in Region II |
| P315.5 M P255.8 M P105.5 M P22.3 M |
in Cagayan in Isabela in Quirino in Nueva Vizcaya |
| P119,600 | Total cost of damage to irrigation systems |
| 25 | Number of roads and bridges closed from October 18-24, 2016 |
(READ: P597 million in damage to Cagayan schools neglected a year after Lawin)
Government and private assistance
| P0.00 | Total amount downloaded from the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund (NDRRMF) |
| P2.1 B | Total amount of submitted priority programs and projects (None was approved as of posting) |
| P1.266 B | Total amount to be disbursed for the DSWD Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) as of October 12, 2017 |
| P836 M | Total amount disbursed for DSWD’s ESA as of October 12, 2017 |
| P405 M P431 M |
for partially-damaged houses for totally-damaged houses |
| P22.5 M | Total amount of DSWD assistance extended as of 7 pm, October 28, 2016 |
| P14.9 M P7.6 M |
in Cagayan in Isabela |
| 62,587 | Total number of family food packs distributed by DSWD in the region as of 7 pm, October 28, 2016 |
| 41,420 21,167 |
in Cagayan in Isabela |
| 2,000 | Total number of sacks of rice distributed by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Cagayan |
| P47 M | Total amount of donations to Cagayan provincial government as of December 20, 2016 |
– Rappler.com
(Editor’s Note: This breakdown of data is incomplete. Refresh this page for updates.)
Sources: Office of Civil Defense, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and Cagayan Provincial Development Office
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