MANILA, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III once again appealed to the people of Bohol to go home so that their lives could go back to normal.
The President, who spent the night in Loon, Bohol, said the Phivolcs has already made an assurance that there will be no repeat of the magnitude 7.2 quake that happened in October 15.
Although aftershocks will continue for two to three weeks, the full strength of the slipping fault has already been released so there will be no strong quake, he said in a media interview in Sagbayan.
To the people fearing the presence of sinkholes in many parts of Bohol, the President said there is an ongoing mapping using ground penetrating radar, which is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014.
But the mapping will be finished ahead of schedule, in the first quarter of 2014 because there are also ongoing studies being done for the construction of the Panglao airport.
“Sa pamamagitan ninyo (media) mag-aapela na rin ako, marami tayong mga kababayan nag-alala doon sa bahay nila; nasa loob ng tent, nasa evacuation centers,” the President said.
“Inulit-ulit natin kay governor, sa ating mga mayor, kung pwedeng pagtulungan kasama ng DPWH, dumaan ‘yung mga structural engineer, mga municipal engineer, electrical engineer, masigurado kung ligtas ang bawat tahanan.”
The people will be exposed to harm with their prolonged stay in the tent, and the President said he fears an outbreak of disease if the people continue to stay there.
“So ‘yon ang pakiusap natin. Hindi naman mag-aala-tsamba, ipaaral natin sa mga dalubhasa, at kung ligtas na ay dapat sana mabalikan ‘yung mga tahanan.”