Gwen visits tornado victims

GOV. Gwendolyn Garcia personally handed over relief goods to the victims of last Tuesday’s tornado that hit sitio Libo, barangay Mojon, Talisay City yesterday.

Boxes of food, school supply kits, blankets and noodles from the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) were distributed to calamity victims.

The notebooks feature pictures of the governor’s and other Capitol officials while the school bags bearing the governor’s name.

In her short speech, Garcia said she will continue to go around the province, her trademark during her nine years as governor.

“Gisugdan ko ang akong termino sa paghatag sa akong kamot, ako sad kini tapuson sa pagtabang kaninyo [I started my term by offering my hand, I will also finish it by helping all of you],” said Garcia.

Outgoing Talisay City Mayor Socrates Fernandez and Mojon barangay captain Dario were also present in the relief effort that ended after an hour.

Marivic Garces, head of the PSWDO, said eight affected families in Talisay City will receive financial assistance from their local government officials, but construction materials will soon be distributed by their office is done with their assessment.

Meanwhile, Neil Sanchez, head of the PDRRMC, called on local government units to conduct typhoon drills in schools and barangays.

“We seldom encounter tornado unlike America, what we often experienced are typhoons, that’s what we need to be more prepared for extreme weather events typhoons and tornadoes.

A small tornado, locally known as buhawi hit communities in Talisay City and Minglanilla last Tuesday, injuring at least three person and damaging about 70 houses along its almost two kilometer path. /Correspondents Peter Romanillos, Fe Marie Dumaboc and Gabriel Bonjoc