The Negros Oriental provincial government has deployed a Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Division (LDRRMD) team, and sent drinkable water and other relief goods to earthquake-stricken Cebu.
Governor Manuel Sagarbarria said in a post Oct. 4 that the deployment of an ambulance with blood bags and medicines, a truck of drinkable water, as well as water containers, sacks of rice, and other relief goods will be for communities affected by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu Sept. 30, with aftershocks recorded even, as of press time.
The Metro Dumaguete Water (MDW), meanwhile, said Oct. 3 that it was sending a water tanker, 200 carboys or huge plastic water containers, and relief goods to earthquake-stricken areas in Cebu.
The water lorry, dispatched Saturday, is in response to the province’s call for immediate relief, specifically for areas in need of water, the MDW said in a statement.
The support will coordinate with the Dumaguete City Water District and the associations of water districts in Negros Oriental and Siquijor.
Aside from an eight-cubic-meter capacity lorry, MDW and Metro Pacific Water will also donate relief goods, including tents and ready-to-eat packs.
“MDW is sending its support to our neighbors in Cebu through our water trucks. In these difficult times, the power of community is truly important,” Robert Cabiles, MDW chief operating officer, said in a Philippine News Agency report.
Meanwhile, Rotary Club of Dumaguete South president Nino Echiverri Viking said they sent financial assistance to the Rotary District’s Disaster Management Committee, and will discuss what else to send this week.
“The giving of donations will not end in a week and they are usually sent in batches. This is a continuing effort as help is needed by the victims every day until they can stand on their own,” Viking said in a statement.
Initially, they will send P30,000 from the club’s disaster response fund.
The Rotary Disaster Management Inc. has also mobilized volunteers from Rotary Clubs in the Visayas and Mindanao, not just to assist but also to help distribute aid. ||
