Speaker, Tingog party-list provide relief to flooded Zambales areas

By Rio N. Araja

THE offices of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Tingog partylist Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre have come together once again to provide timely relief to Filipinos stricken by disastrous floods.

From July 15 to 16, volunteers from these offices braved the rains brought by tropical storm “Dodong” to turn over relief packs to affected families in Masinloc and Palauig in Zambales.

Once in the area, they linked up with the office of Zambales Rep. Doris Maniquiz to facilitate the distribution of the aid.

“There is practically no time to lose during disasters like typhoons and floods.

We will do our best to help respond to your needs as we monitor the situation with other authorities. This assurance is not only for the people in Zambales but also for Filipinos affected by Dodong in other areas,” the Speaker said.

To ensure relief operation, 441 relief packs were distributed to six barangays in Masinloc, while 1,217 relief packs were distributed to eight barangays in Palauig.

The relief drive was arrived at in coordination with Vice Mayor Doris Ladines-Botolan.

In Masinloc, the most populated evacuation centers were Collat Integrated School in Barangay Collat (1,324 families) and Sta. Rita Elementary School (1,063 families).