Senator Francis Tolentino said on Saturday that an upcoming Senate investigation would look into the possible causes behind Typhoon Egay’s prolonged effects on the country.
“Mahirap magbintang muna ngayon, tapusin muna nating malaman ang punot dulo,” said Tolentino in a radio interview. “Alam naman natin, malawak epekto. Kaya nanawagan tayo sa MMDA na makipag-ugnayan sa NLEX para, sa bahagi ng San Simon Bridge, maibsan ang tubig. Kasi ang MMDA sanay doon. Pumayag naman MMDA at NLEX.”
Tolentino also pointed to the possibility that the development of certain irrigation and disaster response projects could have contributed to the situation.
The senator was also interested in looking into the release of water from the Bustos Dam and the communication from the Balug-Balog Dam.
“ ’Yung sa Bustos, rubber dam yun. Ngayon crack na siya. Hindi pa tapos may crack na, may mga basag basag na. Pag may crack talagang dadaloy ang tubig doon,” said Tolentino.
“Marami pang susunod na hearing,” he added.
Meanwhile, the different branches of the national government continued their rescue and relief operations to aid flooding and the typhoon victims.
Tolentino and his team were able to distribute relief packs to typhoon victims located in Arayat, Pampanga. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
