Slow But Sure

Cong. Florencio Miraflores believes that Aklan's road to recovery is slow but sure. After his short absence in the height of relief efforts, the congressman is expected to return to office next week and oversee the rehabilitation efforts, particularly in the towns of Kalibo, Numancia and Banga.

Miraflores said the Visayas congressmen will meet the President to seek support to raise P10 billion rehabilitation fund for the provinces of Panay. He is optimistic about the support of the President in releasing the rehabilitation and calamity fund. He also called for plans to address the perennial flooding of Aklan River and other river systems in the province.

According to the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC), "Frank" left 53 dead and P2.112-billion damage to infrastructure, agriculture and public utilities because of heavy rains and flashflood.

Aklan Governor Carlito Marquez, on the other hand, expressed his gratitude to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for its ongoing clean-up operations in the town.He also invited the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to attend the meeting of Task Force Rehabilitation to report its investigation on the possible landslides in the town of Libacao.