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==Donations pour in Sarangani for CDO, Iligan flood victims== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=68881 | |||
*Tuesday, December 20, 2011 | |||
:by Serafin N. Ramos Jr. | |||
ALABEL, Sarangani, Dec 20 (PIA) -- Donations are pouring in at the Capitol gym drop off point from simple folk to office workers, bringing in boxes of water, canned goods and bags of used clothing and rice. | |||
An auto mechanic offered P20 cash while a donor from General Santos City gave P3,000. Alsons employees raised P80,000. | |||
The stockpile of rice, bottled water, used clothing and food keeps growing by the hour since Governor Migs Dominguez issued the call for a relief operation on Monday (December 19). | |||
On Tuesday afternoon (December 20) a truck with 50 sacks of rice from the municipal government of Maitum arrived. | |||
As the rice was being unloaded, people are walking in with what they have – sardines, noodles, tooth paste, tooth brush. | |||
Madaris azatids have collected 17 sacks of used clothing already and still collecting until the drop off center closes Thursday. | |||
All public schools have become drop off points too for more donations. | |||
The relief goods will be delivered to the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan three days before Christmas Day. | |||
The Sarangani Information Office has called off its Christmas fete for the press in deference to the tragedy. | |||
In nearby General Santos City, Paula Astoriaga packed used clothing from her foster sons Cocoy and Jun as she responded to the public service announcement over a local radio station here that the provincial government of Sarangani and the Red Cross in General Santos City are accepting donations for the flood victims. | |||
On Monday (December 19), Governor Dominguez convened the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) to respond to the calamity in Northern Mindanao. | |||
“This calamity requires action not only from the national government but from other LGUs (local government units) as well,” Dominguez told the council. “We have called on different organizations, media networks to establish collections centers.” | |||
A medical team from Sarangani has left for Cagayan de Oro to work in an evacuation center. | |||
A non-government organization has pledged to deliver at least 25 caskets. | |||
The governor said the call for action received commitments from the municipalities that already pledged at least 180 sacks of rice. | |||
“The private sector and different tuna canneries (in General Santos City) are putting their stocks together,” Dominguez said. | |||
The PDRRMC has approved a resolution to donate P500,000-worth of rice, sardines, mats and blankets. | |||
These include 200 sacks of rice, 100 boxes of sardines, 230 boxes of bottled water and 300 pieces blankets. | |||
This is not the first time that Sarangani was responding to a calamity in other places. | |||
“We’ve been doing this. We’ve been sending relief assistance to Bicol. We have also responded by sending a Quick Response Team to save lives in Leyte. We’ve also been assisting LGUs like Cotabato City during the flood so it’s not new to us,” Dominguez said. (PIO Sarangani/PIA General Santos City) | |||
==Pacquiao celebrates star-studded birthday== | ==Pacquiao celebrates star-studded birthday== | ||
*Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/12/19/11/pacquiao-celebrates-star-studded-birthday | *Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/12/19/11/pacquiao-celebrates-star-studded-birthday | ||
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"Happy ako dahil marami akong kaibigan at tumibay ang relationship ko kay God," he said. -- ANC | "Happy ako dahil marami akong kaibigan at tumibay ang relationship ko kay God," he said. -- ANC | ||
==MILF protests arrest of political officer, son in Sarangani== | ==MILF protests arrest of political officer, son in Sarangani== | ||