DSWD receives P17T in donations for flood victims

CEBU, Philippines - The Department of Social Welfare and Development-7 received P17,330 cash and other kinds of donations from various organizations, government offices and individuals for flood victims in Metro Manila.

In a statement released by the Philippine Information Agency-7, it said that one of the resorts in Cebu donated used clothing, slightly used towels, pairs of assorted slippers and sandals, assorted native hats and new female underwear worth P9,030.

During the 4th weekly meeting of the “Task Force Tabang for Habagat victims in Luzon” in Cebu City, the members encouraged their respective offices to donate for the needs of the people affected by the recent typhoon that struck Northern Luzon.

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama also urged everyone to continue this program and be united to help more people if such calamities may again occur.

It was also discussed to change the name of the group from “Task Force Tabang” to the Regional Development Council Quick Response Team (RDC-QRT) since its members are those sitting at the Regional Development Council-7.

In the same development, the Cebu provincial government shipped two 20-footer container vans via Phil Span Asia Carrier to the province of Laguna and four 20-footer container vans to the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) that are full of assorted goods and supplies for the disaster victims.

The province also turned over to DSWD 17 sacks of assorted used clothing/foodstuff and a box of canned goods from the Capitol drop-in center courtesy of the Provincial Employees Association of Cebu. (FREEMAN)