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Flood victims in the city of Marikina obtained swift assistance from the Philippine Amusement and Games Corporation (Pagcor) after Typhoon Ulysses dumped heavy rain and again flooded the country’s shoe capital.
Pagcor, led by Corporate Social Responsibility Group Vice President Jimmy Bondoc, donated relief items comprised of food and non-food packages to the Marikina city government.
The food packages contained rice, canned goods and other edible items, while the non-food packages contained blankets, mosquito nets, slippers and hygiene kits.
The relief items rotation, which took place at the Marikina Sports Complex on November 13, benefited more than 1,000 affected families from barangay Tumana, Malanday, Nangka, Tanong, Industrial Valley Complex, Dela Pena and Sto. Boy. These communities suffered the most damage due to their proximity to the Marikina River, which overflowed when the water level reached 22 meters.
Local officials said more than 14,000 people were affected by the severe storm, which was comparable to Typhoon Ondoy in 2009 after it flooded the city and most of Metro Manila, as well as nearby provinces with damaging flooding.
According to City Manager Janette Obispo, they need all the help they can get to bring relief to the flood victims and assist in their recovery.
In addition to relief operations in Marikina, Pagcor previously conducted relief operations to thousands of inhabitants of Albay, Camarines Sur and Catanduanes provinces in Bicol, who were recently hit by super typhoon Rolly. Pagcor also provided financial assistance to families in Albay who lost loved ones when raging lahar deposits from the Mayon volcano buried several communities in the province.
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