Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR has delivered aid comprising food and other relief packs to flood-hit Marikina City after it was subjected to incessant rain due to a southwest monsoon.
The agency on Saturday turned over to Marikina City a total of 3,000 food packs containing rice, canned goods, coffee and chocolate drinks, plus 2,000 non-food packs including blankets, mosquito nets, bath towels, slippers and hygiene kits.
The relief items will be distributed to families from low-lying areas in the city that are easily submerged in flood water.
According to PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco, the agency took the initiative to promptly send much-needed aid to the locals of Marikina after the city was recently submerged in flood waters due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoons Goring and Hanna.
“We learned a few days ago, Marikina River’s water level reached 15.7 meters, prompting the city government to prepare for evacuation of residents. Because of this, I immediately ordered our Corporate Social Responsibility Group to deliver aid for affected families,” said Tengco.
PAGCOR recently delivered similar relief packs to more than 31,000 families in various parts of Central and Northern Luzon who were affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Egay and Typhoon Falcon.
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