Bulacan relief

Despite the expected onslaught of Super Typhoon ‘Ompong,’ Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday pushed through with the distribution of relief goods to around 1,000 families in Marilao, Bulacan (inset). Joining the relief operations were Bulacan 1st District Rep. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado, Marilao Mayor Juanito Santiago, Marilao Vice Mayor Henry Lutao, Meycauayan Mayor Henry Villarica (who is the husband of Deputy Speaker Linabelle Ruth Villarica), local officials of Marilao, and representatives of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.