A great number of displaced residents, who needed assistance in the midst of the intense eruptions of Mount Mayon in Albay province the past weeks, was given relief efforts of food, sanitation and other immediate needs by civilians and the government itself.
More than a thousand residents near the volcano have already vacated the area to reside in schools that have been converted into evacuation shelters. Since then, the number of people needing daily necessities had heightened.
Nevertheless, some civilian folks and the government extend flows of aid for Albaynos to help them live normal despite of the dangers of the Mayon.
A group of students from Bicol Christian College of Medicine handed relief of foods, face masks and sanitation to the residents of Bayuan, a village 8-kilometer away from Mayon.
The Department of Health (DoH) Center for Health and Development (CHD) in Bicol has released P2 million for the immediate construction and repair of toilets in evacuation centers.
The city government of Taguig has also passed a resolution approving the release of P3 million for calamity assistance to the affected Albay residents.
On the other hand, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, on January 29m handed over an initial P20 million cash assistance to the local officials of Albay to address the resident’s needs.
According to the data presented by Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara, the total donations culled from different stakeholders already reached P80.83 million. (Tina Joyce Laceda – PTV)
