Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Tingog party-list group have helped more residents of Northern Luzon and even Central Luzon who have been affected by typhoon “Egay.”
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 (AICS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development under Secretary Rex Gatchalian.
The Speaker and Tingog solons Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre facilitated the release of the AICS funds, while the cash assistance and relief goods came from the Speaker’s personal funds.
“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.
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.
“We have provided help in typhoon-devastated provinces, such as Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan Valley, Benguet, Baguio City, Abra, Apayao, and Malolos City, Bulacan. We are glad to announce the offices of the Speaker and Tingog have partnered with the private sector where we could buy goods,” he said.
“He instructed us to repack immediately and deliver at once the goods,” he added.
On Friday, the Speaker travelled to Baguio City to join officials in distributing aid to residents of the city and Benguet province.
Since then, additional distressed households in Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan, Apayao, Pangasinan, Pampanga, and Malolos City in Bulacan have been helped.
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.
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 (AICS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development under Secretary Rex Gatchalian.
The Speaker and Tingog solons Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre facilitated the release of the AICS funds, while the cash assistance and relief goods came from the Speaker’s personal funds.
“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.
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.
“We have provided help in typhoon-devastated provinces, such as Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan Valley, Benguet, Baguio City, Abra, Apayao, and Malolos City, Bulacan. We are glad to announce the offices of the Speaker and Tingog have partnered with the private sector where we could buy goods,” he said.
“He instructed us to repack immediately and deliver at once the goods,” he added.
On Friday, the Speaker travelled to Baguio City to join officials in distributing aid to residents of the city and Benguet province.
Since then, additional distressed households in Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan, Apayao, Pangasinan, Pampanga, and Malolos City in Bulacan have been helped.
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.