Disaster Relief Operations
PAGCOR provides immediate response to victims of calamity and natural disasters. When Mayon Volcano showed threat of major eruption in mid-January of 2018, the agency immediately sent a relief operations team to Albay to conduct feeding sessions for thousands of families in different evacuation centers. The agency served rice meals in Tabaco City, Malilipot, Camalig, Legazpi City, Daraga, Bacacay, Guinobatan, Ligao, and Sto. Domingo. Apart from that, PAGCOR also donated relief packs to the evacuees as well as emergency kits, towelettes, gas masks, water containers, plastic pails, tents and fortified rice packs to the Albay Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office. PAGCOR also turned over a total of P35 million to the provincial government of Albay. Said financial assistance shall be utilized for the construction of permanent evacuation centers and establishment of resettlement areas for those living in hazard-prone areas; temporary learning shelters for the affected students and toilets; purchasing of food potable water, medicines, tents for the evacuees; among other expenses such as fuel and transportation costs water and electricity.