“We hope the relief and financial aid we sent to our kababayan in the typhoon-stricken areas will help them recover from the calamity. It represents our commitment to assist our people in distress to the best extent we can,” the Speaker said. READ MORE:
As of noon Sunday, a total of P287 million in cash assistance, relief goods, generators and financial aid from the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development under Secretary Rex Gatchalian.
In an interview with dzRH, Deputy Secretary General Sofonias Gabonada Jr. of the Office of Speaker said Romualdez and the Tingog party-list will always be partners of the Marcos administration in providing immediate assistance during calamities. The Speaker told Benguet and Baguio residents that he shared the pain and suffering they were going through because that was what he felt when super typhoon “Yolanda” caused widespread devastation and deaths in Leyte and other parts of Eastern Visayas in 2013.
“We hope the relief and financial aid we sent to our kababayan in the typhoon-stricken areas will help them recover from the calamity. It represents our commitment to assist our people in distress to the best extent we can,” the Speaker said.
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