Makati sends relief goods to Bulacan flood victims By Pat C. Santos 10/04/2011

Makati sends relief goods to Bulacan flood victims

By Pat C. Santos 10/04/2011
Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay yesterday ordered the release of some 2,500 bags of relief goods to flood victims in three Bulacan towns as he instructed the City Social Welfare Department to keep a 27/4 monitoring for dispatch of all other assistance to typhoon-affected residents.

The relief goods are on top of the rescue operations extended by the City to residents of Paombong, Calumpit and Hagonoy towns. The bags contain canned goods, packs of coffee, sugar and milk, among other food stuffs.

Mayor Binay last Friday afternoon also ordered the dispatch of the city’s rescue team to save residents who were trapped in various areas during the height of flooding that submerged several towns of Bulacan in the aftermath of typhoon “Pedring.”.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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