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BREAKING: President Duterte, Cabinet officials assess the onslaught of #UlyssesPH | LIVE bit.ly/32KZAF2

Updates by @gleefjalea, @_alyssarola

OCDRO II Acting Regional Director Harold Cabreros: There were around 100,000 affected families

OCD Region 2 says damage to agriculture has reached ₱73.7 million and ₱39.8 million to infrastructure due to Typhoon #UlyssesPH

OCD Region 2 says there are LGUs who also conducted rescue operations

OCD Region 2: We have deployed more than 4,700 personnel for search rescue and retrieval operations. The LGUs have their own rescue teams that conducted their own operations

OCD Region 2: The DOH has been conducting health assistance by providing hygiene kits, medicines, and so on

OCD Region 2: For our plan of actions, response operations will continue to be conducted including aerial resupply

OCD Region 2: There were communities that were isolated and cannot be reached by land. We will be conducting aerial relief operations to these communities

Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba lauds President Duterte for his 'concern' and 'love' for the residents of the province

Cagayan governor: This is the worst flooding that we had in the last 45 years

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Cagayan governor says it is just now that they see hope in having a solution to their problems

Cagayan governor hopes the Duterte administration will initiate re-greening of their denuded forests, the Sierra Madre and Cordillera mountain ranges

President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation.

He briefly tackles how climate change has contributed to rainfall and flooding in the provinces.

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Duterte: My solidarity and condolence go out to my fellow Filipinos in Cagayan Valley, most especially the bereaved families of the victims of the unprecedented flooding in the area as the aftermath of Typhoon #UlyssesPH

Duterte: I want to personally assure our fellowmen here that government will continue its rescue operations until all affected families are saved

Duterte: More than a million pesos worth of assistance was provided to Region 2 by the DSWD, LGUs and non government organizations

Duterte: We work to prevent the repeat of disasters by redefining forest protection efforts against illegal logging and mining. We expect LGUs to do their part in this endeavor

Duterte: We talk about illegal logging and mining, but we do not do anything about it

Duterte on illegal logging and mining: I urge LGUs to actively collaborate with the task force created to lead rehabilitation efforts

Duterte says that while he was still mayor, he was given advice by former President Fidel Ramos that after a disaster life must return to normal as soon as possible

Duterte: To my countrymen here in Cagayan Valley, rest assured that we are working hard to rebuild your lives after this calamity. We know your anguish and we will respond with urgency

Duterte: Ang problema talaga sa sunog o baha is water — clean, potable water. Ang food, importante talaga to sustain them (victims)

Duterte acknowledges the presence of DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, says he 'can do miracles'

Duterte to Villar: Problem is, yung departamentong nakuha niya, maraming kawatan ang p******a

Duterte on Labor Secretary Bello's leadership: I never saw papers na nanghihingi ng thousands, it's always billions. I think he is running for senator. Pagbigyan na lang ninyo, ginusto ng tao