Town distributes relief goods to flood affected residents

CANDABA - The municipal government here had recently started distributing relief goods to flood affected residents.

Mayor Rene Maglanque said that relief goods were purchased by the local government unit using  part of the remaining calamity funds to provide the immediate food requirement of the people who were displaced due to back to back Typhoons Labuyo and Maring including Southwest Monsoon.

"Ang munisipyo ay namigay ng tulong sa ating mga kababayan sa pamamagitan ng relief na ipinamamahagi natin sa bawat barangay. Priority natin yun talagang mga naapektuhan ng pagbaha" he added.

Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer Mel Manimbo in his report disclosed that more than 5,038 families were affected consisting of at least 27,406 individuals including children.

This came as more than 75 percent of the barangays here were submerged to floodwater as a result of the overflowing of Pampanga River and  Maasim Dike breaches in several portions particularly in the barangays of Vizal Sto. Nino, Vizal Sto. Cristo, Vizal San Pablo and Pulung Gubat.

Meanwhile, as of press time, the floodwater is now gradually receding.

Maglanque earlier entered into an agreement with the barangay captains saying that the provision of  relief goods to the people is a joint undertaking by the municipal government and concerned barangay.

The mayor agreed that the municipality will be providing at least 40 percent of the relief goods needed by affected residents while the remaining will be shouldered by the affected barangay using also their calamity funds.

Meanwhile, Vice President Jejomar Binay likewise provided at least 1,000 packs of assorted goods same with the Kapuso Foundation with some  1,160 plastics of relief goods distributed in Barangay Pasig.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development through Regional Director Adelina Apostal also provided relief goods to the people of Candaba.