Areas in Bicol affected by typhoon Kristine
receive aid
Thur | 10.31.2024 | 5:00 PM
Camarines Norte Governor Ricarte “Dong” Padilla (middle) receives 3,000 food and non-food packs and 1,500 bottles of mineral water from PAGCOR for distribution to calamity victims in the province.Despite the challenges of transporting goods due to damaged and inundated roads, relief aid from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) finally reached Kristine-hit areas in the Bicol Region on Wednesday, October 30.
The delivery of relief assistance to affected communities in the Bicol Region had been hampered by damaged and flooded roads.
Heavy flooding spawned by continuous heavy rains and the overflowing of the Bicol River turns this residential community in Camarines Sur into a virtual water world.
A house in Camarines Sur is submerged in raging floodwaters.
The massive flooding caused by continuous heavy rains resulted in extensive damage not only to residential communities but also to farmlands in Camarines Sur.A total of 28,000 food and non-food packs were already delivered to the provinces of Albay (12,000), Camarines Sur (10,000), Camarines Norte (3,000), and Naga City (3,000).
The agency also distributed 18,500 bottles of mineral water to affected provinces as access to clean and potable water remains a problem.
Volunteers unload PAGCOR’s relief donations for the province of Albay.Aside from these, 9,000 relief packs await pick-up and delivery to Camarines Norte and other affected areas of the Bicol Region, with the help of the Office of Civil Defense.
Luzena Bermeo, head of the Environment Disaster Management and Response Office in Camarines Sur (right) receives PAGCOR’s donation of 10,000 relief packs and 5,000 bottles of mineral water for distribution to the families affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine.PAGCOR, on October 24, kicked off its massive relief drive for communities that bore the brunt of the tropical storm. The agency initially sent 2,000 relief packs to Lipa City and 3,000 to Naga City through the Angat Buhay Foundation.
The agency has prepared 63,000 food and non-food relief packs for Kristine-hit areas; 45,000 of these were already distributed to the Bicol Region, Northern Luzon, CALABARZON and Bulacan.