At least P6.5 billion in damages were incurred by the province of La Union during the onslaught of Typhoon Emong and the Enhanced Southwest Monsoon, the La Union Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported.
As of August 13, the La Union PDRRMO in a report said an estimated P6,010,231,100.58 worth of infrastructures were damaged while agriculture posted P291,566,256.38 loss while damage to livestock and poultry industry reached P23,537,700.
La Union’s tourism industry was also hard hit, with P215,208,000.00 damaged in 88 tourist sites/establishments affecting 495 tourist workers and owners.
The PDRRMO in its report added a total of 546 barangays; 162,547 families; 517,079 individuals were affected in the municipalities of Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, City of San Fernando, Luna, San Gabriel, Santol, Sudipen, Agoo, Aringay, Bagulin, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, Santo Tomas, Tubao.
Of which 2,771 families with 8,775 individuals were served inside 215 evacuation centers, while, a total of 2,987 families with 10,294 individuals were served outside evacuation.
As of this writing, there are 48 families with 173 individuals in 10 evacuation centers, while 365 families with 1,316 individuals in outside evacuation.
A total of five casualties were reported with two deaths and three injured while 42,895 damaged houses, of which 39,568 were partially damaged and 3,327 were totally damaged.
In an earlier statement, Governor Mario Eduardo Ortega ensured the prompt delivery of support and assistance to the affected residents.
“Rest assured that we have sufficient relief assistance and we are closely coordinating with the local chief executives of every town to assess the situation and swiftly act (on) the needs of the affected constituents,” he said.
On July 25, La Union was officially declared under a State of Calamity due to the severe effects of Typhoon Emong through Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 1410-2025.
Meanwhile, the provincial government has already provided P61,680,548 assistance with P35,005,901 from the different local government units; P28,237,080 from DSWD, ₱1,136,000 from NGOs; and ₱3,059,009 from other stakeholders. NLMonitor
