Mayor Greg Gasataya led the distribution Sept. 8 of financial assistance and rebuilding materials to 29 families displaced by recent fires in barangays Mansilingan and Sum-ag, Bacolod City.
Gasataya stressed that the assistance is crucial for the immediate recovery of the affected families, particularly those in Purok Bakyas, Barangay Mansilingan, whose houses were gutted by fire Aug. 30, and in Purok San Jose 2, Barangay Sum-ag, which was hit by fire Sept. 1.
Seventeen families, whose properties were destroyed, received P15,000 in financial assistance and six pieces of long-span roofing materials to help jumpstart the reconstruction of their homes.
Seven households with damaged homes were provided P10,000 and four roofing sheets, while sharers and renters received P5,000 each as immediate financial relief.
“Thinking about what happened to all of you, I know it is not easy. It is very difficult to process, which is why there is no point in dwelling on why this had happened,” Gasataya told the affected residents during the release of assistance.
“What is important now is how we recover and stand up from this trial. The city will do its absolute best, within its full capacity, to extend the assistance that you need,” he added in a city press release.
The mayor also assured the families that the city government will expedite the replacement of vital documents, including birth certificates, that were lost in the fires.
Students, whose school materials were destroyed, will also receive new school supplies to help them return to their classrooms without adding to the financial burden of their families.
The assistance underscores the city government’s commitment to delivering tangible social services and ensuring that no Bacolodnon has to face a crisis alone. ||
