The Quezon City government is extending P10 million in financial assistance to nine local government units (LGUs) in the Bicol region that were massively affected by severe tropical storm “Kristine.”
The Quezon City Council approved Resolution No. SP-9833 during a special session on Oct. 29, 2024, authorizing Mayor Joy Belmonte to provide financial aid to nine Bicol LGUs.
Seven LGUs in Camarines Sur will receive a total of P8 million, with Iriga City to receive P2 million. The municipalities to receive P1 milion are Bato, Nabua, Bula, Buhi, Pili, and Tinambac.
In Albay Province, the municipalities of Libon and Guinobatan will each receive P1 million.
Mayor Belmonte said the areas were selected upon the recommendation of the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council through Resolution No. 8, S-2024.
“Ito’y bahagi ng aming tungkulin na tulungan ang aming kapwa lokal na pamahalaan para sila’y makabangon mula sa epekto ng kalamidad,” Belmonte said.
“Nagpapasalamat tayo sa ating Quezon City Council, sa pangunguna ni Vice Mayor Gian Sotto, at sa ating mga konsehal sa pagkilos na ito. Umaasa tayo na malayo ang mararating ng tulong na ito para sa mga taga-Bicol,” she added.
The financial aid will be sourced from Quezon City’s accumulated Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (LRDDM) Trust Fund.
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