DZMM leads relief efforts for flood victims

MANILA, Philippines – DZMM came to the rescue of flood victims in Marikina, Rizal, Cavite and Quezon City that were heavily affected by the flooding that ravaged parts of Luzon in the past weeks.

Thousands of residents in said areas received relief goods, free medical check-up and medicine, and were fed by the feeding program of the DZMM Teaching, Learning and Caring (TLC) classroom and clinic-on-wheels project and its partner groups in the past two weeks.

Over 2,300 residents in Brgy. Samala Marquez in Kawit, Cavite were fed, received relief goods, and given bottled water, while 2,000 individuals in Angono, Rizal benefited from DZMM TLC, doctors from Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and its chairman Margie Juico, Philippine Dermatological Society, Loyola Group, Sagip Kapamilya and Philippine National Police, which supplied trucks that transported first-aid kits, relief goods, bread, and medicine to heavily flooded zones.

DZMM anchors Ahwel Paz (center) and Jobert Sucaldito (below) at the Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Novaliches

Meanwhile, 2,000 individuals in Barangay Sta. Lucia, Quezon City were given rice, noodles, coffee, canned goods, medicine and clothes. The distribution of relief goods was participated by ABS-CBN Manila Radio Division (MRD) head Peter Musngi, DZMM station manager Marah Capuyan, anchors Ahwel Paz and Jobert Sucaldito, and the station’s employees.

Kids in Brgy. Nangka, Marikina were treated to storytelling sessions led by DZMM anchors Richard Enriquez (a.k.a. DJ Richard Steele), Dr. Bles Salvador, and MRD special projects head May Valle-Ceniza. Over 3,000 residents in the area were granted free derma, medical, and optical check-up, clothes, relief goods from Sagip Kapamilya, eyeglasses from Ideal Vision and bread.