The
age old tradition of “Bayanihan” is exemplified by this act of Davao City to a fellow province in the north of the country.
In a
measure approved by the City council which grants financial assistance to the
earthquake victims of Itbayat town in Batanes.
The
amount of PHP 1 million, the financial assistance will go to the 1,025 families
or 2,968 individuals affected by the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the town
on July 27.
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| One of old churches damaged by the twin earhquake. (photo credit to owner) |
Alfredo
Baloran, Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) head,
said the fund will be sourced from the Quick Response Fund of Davao.
“We will personally hand over the cash assistance to them as soon as we can. We no longer need to send them food packs since based on the reports that we received, they have enough food and what they need is a financial assistance to help them rebuild their houses,” Baloran said
As
per the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC)
The
earthquake killed 9 people, wounded 64 people, and damaged 80 houses in four
barangays.
On
the latest as of August 5, NDRMMC showed a total of 378 aftershocks were
recorded in Itbayat town.
72
families or 261 persons are currently staying at the town’s covered
court/municipal plaza in Barangay San Rafael.
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