Relief Poured in for Distressed Uminganians

Super Typhoon Pepeng dampened the whole of the town but it didn’t dampen the many hearts of those who are willing to help our distressed Uminganians. Relief poured in to the town during and after the two-day ordeal brought by “Pepeng”. There was also a continuous rescue and evacuation efforts done by our Local Government in cooperation to the Provincial and National Disaster Coordinating Council. As initial aid to our devastated town mates, the Local Government purchased an assortment of rice grains, canned goods packed noodles which were repacked by volunteer employees and distributed by barangays. Days following the onslaught of Pepeng, relief continued to pour in. Among those who are in the Government that extended help were the Abono Partylist (packed lunch), Vice Governor Marlyn Primicias-Agabas (packed relief goods), Gen. Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr. (packed relief goods), Department of Social Welfare and Development Central Office (packed relief goods), Presidential Management Staff of Malacañang (packed relief goods), Senator Manny B. Villar (packed relief goods), Mayor Jejomar C. Binay (packed relief goods), the Local Government of Lupao, Nueva Ecija (relief goods and evacuation area) and the 71st IB of the Philippine Army(packed relief goods). Hand in hand with the Government, different Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), namely ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya (clothing & sanitation kit), Philippine National Red Cross, 143 Pangasinan Chapter (packed relief goods) and Private Organizations namely SMART Telecommunications (packed relief goods), Manila North Tollways Corporation (packed relief goods) Philippine Long Distance Telecommunications (packed relief goods) Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (water filtration unit) have also extended help to our town. Kind spirited individuals also made contributions to augment the relief operations to our town and among them were Bert & Lydia Infante (P 2,000 cash), Eleno Corpuz (P10,000 cash), Sisters from St. Dominican Church, Capas, Tarlac (clothing and packed relief goods) and the volunteer municipal employees who help to repack and distribute relief goods and have also helped in rescue and evacuation efforts.