Las Piñas to donate P1 million to Taal victims

LAS PIÑAS, Philippines -- Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced recently that the city government is donating P1 million as financial assistance to the victims of Taal Volcano’s unrest in the municipalities of Agoncillo and Lemery in Batangas.

The city council, presided by Vice Mayor April Aguilar-Nery, approved a resolution authorizing the release of P500,000 to each municipality.

 “The donation is a gesture of the people of Las Piñas to help the residents of Agoncillo and Lemery rebuild their lives,” the mayor said in a statement.

 The Las Piñas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LPCDRRMO) has also initiated a relief drive to provide assistance to the remaining evacuees in different evacuation centers.

The various departments of the city government, national offices based in Las Piñas and non-government organizations have turned over their donations to the LPCDRRMO, the office in charge of distributing the donated relief goods.

The mayor and vice mayor also donated hygiene kits to the residents of Lemery, Batangas. 

City administrator Reynaldo Balagulan has notified Mayors Daniel Reyes of Agoncillo and Eulalio Mendoza Alilio of Lemery about the donation of the city government of Las Piñas. The turnover of the check will be held next week.