Flooding in San Simon
Vice President Jejomar C. Binay Wednesday visited flooded towns in Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, and Bulacan as his office continued to provide relief and other assistance to families displaced by typhoon Lando.
Binay visited San Simon, Candaba, and Arayat in Pampanga; Cabiao, San Isidro, and Gapan in Nueva Ecija; San Miguel, and San Ildefonso in Bulacan.
He talked with local leaders to know the needs of the affected residents and what assistance his office could give them. Aside from relief goods, local officials requested hybrid rice seedlings from the Vice President to replace damaged crops.
The Vice President said his office will provide relief goods and seedlings.
So far, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has delivered 9,500 packs of relief goods in Nueva Ecija, 5,000 in Isabela, 4,600 in Bulacan, 2,400 in Pampanga, 4,500 in Pangasinan, 3,200 in Tarlac, 3,000 in Quirino, 3,000 in Nueva Vizcaya, and 5,000 in Aurora.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Typhoon Lando has claimed 26 lives and inflicted around P6 million-worth of damage to the agriculture sector.
On Tuesday, Binay visited the towns of Gerona and Pura in Tarlac; and Guimba, Cabanatuan City, Bongabon, and Licab in Nueva Ecija. He is scheduled to go to Isabela, his mother’s home province, October 22.
