The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has extended more than Php67 million worth of relief assistance to communities severely affected by the successive storms and widespread flooding that struck Luzon in July.
The ongoing relief missions have benefitted more than 74,000 families in Metro Manila and Luzon who received food and non-food packs containing essentials like rice, canned goods, noodles and coffee as well as hygiene kits and sleeping mats.
PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said that in the last week of July alone, the agency distributed 41,000 relief packs worth Php37 million in Zambales, Bulacan, Laguna, Mindoro, Rizal, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, and Olongapo City.
The Tingog Partylist and the Office of Senator Lito Lapid also received care packages for distribution to their affected constituents.
Prior to this, and while heavy rains persisted, PAGCOR dispatched Php30.41 million worth of aid to affected residents of Manila, Quezon City, Marikina, Parañaque, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Bulacan, Occidental Mindoro, La Union, and Laguna.
“Today, even after the rains have stopped and the floodwaters have subsided, we continue to provide support to severely affected communities because we understand that recovery from the aftermath of disasters takes time,” the PAGCOR chief said.
“PAGCOR remains committed to support affected communities as they try to get back on their feet,” Mr. Tengco said.
Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino, whose office received 2,000 food and non-food packs from PAGCOR on Friday, July 31, said PAGCOR’s aid was a big help to the affected residents of Olongapo City.
“Sa PAGCOR, maraming salamat sa inyong malasakit para sa aming mga kababayan. Hindi po namin ito makakalimutan at malayo po ang mararating ng tulong na ito sa amin,” he said.
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