Salceda seeks aid for typhoon-ravaged Albay towns

By: Maila Ager - 8 years ago

Albay Representative Joey Salceda on Wednesday sought assistance for areas and victims in his province devastated by Typhoon “Nina.”

“I ardently seek your assistance for relief preferably commodities – rice, canned goods and other food items, water, clothing, household necessities like soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, housing materials or tarps, medicines,” Salceda said in a statement.

He said Polangui, his town of birth, was badly devastated by Typhoon “Nina” including its neighboring towns of Libon and Oas. Two other towns in Albay – Tiwi and Malinao, he said, were also badly damaged by the typhoon.

“In Libon and Polangui, disaster authorities reported that Typhoon Nina was worse than ‘Reming’ as they experienced 255kph, 312mm (24-hour rainfall) and the breakdown of a major dike in Bangag, Calzada, Oas,” said the lawmaker.

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Salceda said 70 percent of houses made of light materials were destroyed while rice fields were flattened out. The three towns of Oas, Libon and Polangui, he said, account for 72 percent of Albay’s rice output.

In Polangui, Salceda said, three people were reported dead while more than 15,000 houses were either partially or totally damaged. The cost of damage to infrastructure was P213.5 million while the damage to infrastructure was P98.7 million.

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In Libon, more than 6,800 houses were either partially or totally damaged, with a partial estimate of more than P300 million in damages to infrastructure and P128.7 million in damages to agriculture, the lawmaker said.

Salceda provided the following contact persons and numbers, and information for those who want to help the typhoon victims in his province:

Salceda’s number 0949-914-8524 or coordinate with Atty. Caroline Cruz Sabio at 0920-921-8336

S-208, House of Representatives

Batasan, Quezon City

ALBAY CONTACT: You may also directly send your goods to the operation center at Greenhouse, Polangui, Albay. The contact person is Sabrina Lumibao (0917) 583 7934.

CASH DONATION: For any modest amount, please deposit to the following (these are well-recognized civil society organizations and will liquidate based on use and beneficiary):

Team Albay Youth Organizations, Inc.

Metrobank Account No.595004604

Contact Person: Alfred Nimo: 0927-665-4715

Dios Mabalos Po Foundation, Inc.

BPI Account No. 3303-1931-96,

Contact person: Meds Villanueva: 09175213883

Direct contact with beneficiaries:

LIBON

MAYOR DAS MARONILLA

das.maronilla@gmail.com

O9996654358- Smart

09201196999- Smart