The Aussies are doing it again.
August last year the Australian government committed A$20 million or nearly P800 million worth of assistance for
the rehabilitation Marawi City over the next four years. It was one of the
first foreign governments that has extended its helping hand to the
Philippines. It was Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop that talked to
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte that the Australian aid is for the “recovery and
long-term peace and stability in the southern Philippines.”
The abrupt explosion of the
majestic Mayon in the Bicolanda region has made the Australian prove themselves
again to be a friend of the Philippines.
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Early this week the
Australian government has announced that it will send a humanitarian support for local communities
affected by the eruption of Mayon volcano in Albay province.
PHP31.6 million
(AUD775,000) worth of assistance will be provided through the Philippines Red
Cross to help 30,000 people living in evacuation centres access tarpaulins,
sleeping mats, blankets, mosquito nets, jerry cans and hygiene supplies,
according to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
As of late the
Philippine government has already established much needed precautionary actions
regarding the eruption of Mt. Mayon. An exclusion zone around the volcano has
taken effect and the evacuation of the surrounding communities has began since
the day Mayon began erupting – January 13.
Many evacuees
were forced to leave because of the unpredictable Mayon, at short notice they
had to leave all their houses and with few or no belongings whatsoever.
As of today
(January 25) , government authorities has placed 21, 733 families in Albay that are affected
by the continuing eruption of Mt. Mayon.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has
stated that the 21, 733 families is equivalent to 83, 533 persons.
The affected
families are from the 56 barangays in
Bacacay, Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao City, Daraga, Tabaco City, Malilipot, Sto.
Domingo and Legaspi City. *
The NDRRMC said that a total of PHP32,989,323.78 worth of
assistance was provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD), Department of Health (DOH), Office of Civil Defense ( OCD), Local
Government Units (LGUs), and Non-Government Organizations ( NGOs)to the
affected families in Albay.
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