This came as President Benigno Aquino III declared a state
of national calamity yesterday following the onslaught of the typhoon that left
hundreds dead and widespread devastation in the southern part of the country.
Citing assistance they received from different organizations
in the past calamities suffered by his town, Mayor James De Jesus of Calumpit,
Bulacan said they will send donations to Mindanao
typhoon victims.
He said that it is like repaying what they received in the
past.
In 2011, Calumpit and Hagonoy towns in Bulacan suffered from
week-long flood due to heavy rains brought by typhoon Pedring.
Last August the same town s along with other cities and
municipalities of Bulacan suffered from widespread flooding caused by the heavy
southwest monsoon rains that led the provincial government to place the
province under the state of calamity for the second time in two years.
In Bustos town, Mayor Arnel Mendoza vowed to send sacks of
rice to typhoon Pablo’s victim.
For his part, Mayor Christian Natividad of this city said
that they are also preparing relief goods for Mindanao .
As this developed, Bulacan Gov. Wilhelmino Alvarado formed a
task force that will handle donations from Bulakenyos and other organization.
In his weekly radio broadcast over Radyo Bulacan yesterday,
the governor said that Bulacan has been the recipient of donations in the past
years after the province was struck by calamities.
He even said that as of Friday, the province received a
donation worth P300,000 from the provincial government of Cebu .
“It is time that we do the same not only to repay what we
received, but as an expression of sympathy with the victims,” Alvarado said in
Filipino.
The governor also ordered offices of the provincial
government to observe austerity in the conduct of annual Christmas parties.
He said that savings from the said parties will be included
in the donations that will be sent to Mindanao .
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