FINANCIAL assistance for Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City continue to pour in.
Yesterday, the Lapu-Lapu City Council approved in a special session the release of P5 million for Cagayan de Oro City and P500,000 for Iligan City.
The Cebu provincial government has earlier pledged P5 million each for Cagayan and Iligan cities and P1 million each for Dumaguete City and Tanjay City.
The Cebu city government on the other hand set aside P6 million—P3 million for Cagayan, P2 million for Iligan City and P1 million for Negros Oriental.
Cagayan will also receive P1.5 million from the Mandaue city government, while Iligan City will get P750,000 and P570 for Tanjay City.
Also, the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office opted to hold a simple Christmas party and launched a relief operations for the victims of typhoon Sendong last Tuesday.
An audio-video presentation on the calamity that hit Mindanao and Negros province was shown during the party.
LCPO Director Senior Supt. Anthony Obenza cried during the presentation upon seeing the situation of the victims.
The LCPO personnel, their relatives and some members of the police auxiliary group supported the relief operations and donated used clothing, canned goods, noodles, blanket, slippers, shoes, kitchen wares, sacks of rice and even their raffle prizes were donated.
Obenza said the donated items will be brought the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 to be shipped together with other donations from other office.
Obenza in his message told the victims to hold on to their faith as they have brothers and sister who care.
“It doesn’t mean that because there were no surprises in the party, the spirit of Christmas was lost. The act of sharing and giving brings a very comforting and fulfilling feeling. That’s the true spirit of Christmas,” added Obenza./CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA