LAOAG CITY — Christmas will come early for residents of 80 villages in this city.
City Administrator John Michael Fariñas said Thursday the city government is set to distribute in the next few weeks at least 80 units of portable generator sets to each barangay here.
Fariñas said he found a way to make generator sets available in every village.
“During and even after the rage of Typhoon Ompong, I have had messages and calls, left and right, from our kapitans (village chairmen), Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen, and even kabarangayans from all over the city, requesting if the generator sets of the city government could be used to charge their cellphones, portable electric fans, and even battery packs, among others,” he said.
On Wednesday, boxes of generator sets arrived in his office, purchased through donations from his friends and law school classmates, Fariñas said.
He added that the amount used in buying the generator sets were all from private individuals and not a single centavo came from government coffers.
“I have never been shy in asking for help, if need be, especially when I know that it will do good to my fellow Laoageños,” said the city official, who led the distribution of relief goods to “Ompong” victims in Barangay Caaoacan. (Leilanie Adriano/PNA)
