DOLORES, Eastern Samar – President Arroyo brought cheers and hope to the flood victims of Eastern Samar when she visited this town yesterday to condole, cheer and give hope to the people.
The President arrived here an hour late of her scheduled 10 a.m. arrival at the Dolores Municipal Hall amid cloudy skies and a light downpour.
About a thousand residents from the different barangays of Dolores town, one of the municipalities that was severely affected by flooding,especially on its agriculture, waited outside the municipal hall under a light downpour, for the President’s arrival.
An old woman who eagerly waited for the President said the Chief Executive’s arrival means hope that their lives would go back to normal. She expressed confidence that the President’’ would help us get back to our normal lives.”
Indeed, the President came with a bagfull of assistance to the 34,950 persons affected by flooding in the province. At the municipal hall’s ground lobby, President Arroyo distributed P20,000 cash assistance to the families of the 12 who died in the flood. – Marvin Sy