BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is set to donate financial assistance of P1 million each to four provinces in Luzon devastated by typhoons “Rolly” and “Ulysses.”
The recipients are Albay and Catanduanes in Bicol Region (Region 5) and Cagayan and Isabela in Cagayan Valley (Region 2).
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said “in times of need, Negros Occidental should be able to assist and support other local government units.”
The amount was approved by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) during the meeting presided by Lacson at the Capitol Social Hall in this city.
It will be sourced from the province’s existing PDRRM Fund.
In August last year, the provincial government also extended cash assistance worth P1 million to Batanes after the town of Itbayat was struck by major earthquakes.
On Tuesday night, President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire Luzon under a state of calamity after the series of typhoons that hit the country’s largest island.
A declaration of a state of calamity hastens rescue, relief, and rehabilitation efforts of the government and the private sector, including any international humanitarian assistance. (With PNA/PN)
