29 SEPTEMBER 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As of 29 September 2009, 6:00 AM (Manila Time), the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) issued the following updates on the ongoing relief and recovery operations with regard to Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana).

• Number of Persons Rescued – 12,359 persons
• Declaration of  State of National Calamity in the following areas in view of the extensive effects of Tropical Storm “Ondoy”
  • The whole of National Capital Region (NCR)
  • CAR, Mt. Province, Ifugao and Benguet
  • Region I: Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur
  • Region II: Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya
  • Region III: Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac and Bataan
  • Region IV-A: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon
  • Region IV-B: Mindoro (Occidental and Oriental) and Marinduque
  • Region V: Catanduanes, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur
• Summary of Affected Population

• • 319,881 families / 1,872,036 persons
  • No. of Evacuation Centers: 607
  • Total Evacuees
    • Inside ECs – 74,695 families / 374,890 persons
    • Outside ECs – 40,047 families / 234,658 person
• Casualties
  • Dead – 240
    • NCR – 101, CAR – 3, Region III – 37, IV-A – 99
  • Missing – 37 (1 in CAR, 1 in Region 9, 1 in Region II, 7 in Region III, 20 in Region IV-A)
  • Injured – 5 (1 in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, 1 in Cavite and 3 in Kabayan, Benguet)
• Cost of Damages
  • Total – PhP 2,339,620,884.00
    • Infrastructure – PhP1,517,096.00
    • Agriculture – PhP882,524,884.00
    • Damaged Houses – Grand Total – 3,27
      • Totally – 2,223
      • Partially – 1,049
• Cost of Assistance
  • Total – PhP7,670,743.00