The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said yesterday that 1,034 families or 5,170 persons from five municipalities in Surigao del Norte were affected by last Friday’s magnitude-6.7 earthquake.
Undersecretary Ricardo B. Jalad, NDRRMC Executive Director and administrator of the Office of Civil Defense, said 40 families or 200 persons were from six barangays in Mainit, eight families or 40 persons were from three barangays in Malimono, 31 families or 155 persons were from 11 barangays in San Francisco, 91 families or 455 persons were from five barangays in Sison, and 854 families or 4,320 persons were from 29 barangays in Surigao City.
Six persons were killed while 202 persons were injured by the earthquake.
Jalad identified four of the fatalities as Robert Eludo Jr., 40, of Purok 1, Barangay Bilabid; JM Ariar, 4, of Sitio Aton, Barangay Ipil; Lito R. Wilson, 36, of Purok 4, Barangay San Juan; and Lorenzo L. Dequino 86, of Purok 5, Barangay Poctoy, all of Surigao City.
Jalad said the injured were taken to four hospitals.
More than 1,000 houses in Mainit, Malimono, San Francisco, Sison, and Surigao City were totally or partially damaged by the earthquake.
Meanwhile, the Department of Trade and Industry yesterday reminded retailers and consumers of the price freeze following the Surigao City government’s declaration of a state of calamity.
DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said there shall be no movement in prices of goods and his office will also be monitoring the situation of supplies of goods in Surigao City.
“Since state of calamity in Surigao City (was declared), we announce price freeze. We’ll monitor hoarders,” Lopez said.
“We will assess damage to infrastructure for supply of goods if they can affect the supply. Prices should not move,” he added.
Under the Republic Act 7581 or the Price Act, price freeze on basic necessities shall be automatically implemented in state of calamity areas. (Francis T. Wakefield)