Manila, Feb. 12 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the immediate mobilization of concerned government agencies and resources to ensure the swift recovery of families affected by Tropical Storm Basyang (international name Penha).

Marcos gave the directive when he convened select Cabinet members and governors from calamity-hit areas at Malacanan Palace in Manila on Wednesday.

During the meeting, Marcos directed concerned national and local government offices to facilitate the "faster and more orderly relief and recovery efforts," the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a Facebook post on Thursday.

"Nagbigay ang Pangulo ng direktiba na pasimplehin ang mga proseso at tiyaking mabilis na makarating ang tulong sa m...