Residents on a flooded street in Marikina City evacuate to higher ground after authorities raised the third alarm for the Marikina River when it breached the 18-meter mark and continued to rise on Wednesday morning. Relentless and torrential rains brought by Typhoon “Carina” (international name: Gaemi) had swollen the river and flooded many areas in Metro Manila. (INQUIRER / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE)
MANILA, Philippines — The offices of House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list have teamed up to distribute relief packs to residents of Marikina City affected by monsoon rains and flooding.
Both offices said on Thursday that 20,000 relief food bags containing three kilograms of rice and canned goods were prepared for delivery.
Some 1,600 residents received hot meals and drinking water at Malanday Elementary School in Marikina, which came from Romualdez’s disaster relief funds.
“We are currently doing delivery in different areas in Metro Manila, particularly in Quezon City, Manila, and Marikina. We are sourcing out also food packs directly from the sources like grocery stores near the affected areas to cut delivery time and for quicker response to the needs of the affected communities,” House Deputy Secretary General Sofonias Gabonada said.
For her part, Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Romualdez said the operations “are designed to complement the initiatives undertaken by the national government.”
“The focus is on addressing both immediate needs and long-term recovery, with particular attention given to vulnerable populations who have been most affected by the heavy rains and flooding,” she said.