Over 5T households get roofing materials

CEBU, Philippines - The Roof for Relief program has given roofing materials to over 5,000 households in the typhoon-stricken areas in Northern Cebu.

The organizers yesterday thank the various donors and supporters for lending a helping hand to the 5,020 households in the devastated communities to rebuild their lives.

Jay Aldeguer, president of the Islands Group, said he knew that they need to continue what they have started in Bangon Sugbohol after the super typhoon Yolanda.

Bangon Sugbohol was a relief operation to help earthquake victims in Bohol.

While donors and volunteers were busy giving food and other relief goods to typhoon victims, Aldeguer together with Edmund Liu of LH Foundation Inc. and Tony Florendo of Gawad Kalinga-Cebu and other friends have agreed to donate roofing materials in northern Cebu.

The group launched a fund-raising drive and was able to raise a total of P18,255,403.22 from various donors here and abroad.

Florendo said that out of the amount, they were able to give 5,477 roofs in 72 sitios in 11 municipalities.

The beneficiaries came from the city of Bogo and the towns of Sogod, Tabogon, San Remigio, Tabuelan, Medellin, Daanbantayan, Borbon, Bantayan, Sta. Fe, and Madridejos.

The group still has 452 galvanized iron sheets which the organizers intend to give to Camotes Island. Each household-beneficiary received eight pieces of G.I. sheets and three kilos of umbrella nails.

“The support of our various donors as well as the GK volunteers were amazing,” said Liu, whose foundation was instrumental in making the program a huge success.

The Roof for Relief program is a Gawad Kalinga project in partnership with The Islands Group and LH Foundation Inc. to help typhoon victims in northern Cebu. (FREEMAN)