Duterte visits San Miguel, Manila fire victims | Inquirer News

Duterte visits San Miguel, Manila fire victims

By: - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ
/ 08:01 PM August 16, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the victims of the fire that razed a residential area in Malacañang inside the San Miguel Church. NESTOR CORRALES/INQUIRER.net

Published: 7:17 p.m., Aug. 16, 2017 | Updated: 8:01 p.m., Aug. 16, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night visited victims of the fire that razed a residential area in San Miguel, Manila.

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Duterte met with the victims inside the San Miguel Church near Malacañang right after his series of events at the Palace.

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The President gave P5,000 pesos and food packs for the affected families.

“DSWD will provide food packs… [including] rice six kilos, three cans of corned beef, three cans of meat loaf, six sachet of 3-in-one coffee, additional blankets, bottled water, pati banig,” he said. “Ako small time, tanggapin lang ninyo pwede na P5,000 per family.”

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Hundreds of families were left homeless after fire razed at least 100 houses along Sikat Street in San Miguel at around 3:28 a.m.

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The homeless families are staying on J.P. Laurel Street inside the Malacañang compound. /IDL /atm

READ: Fire near Malacañang leaves 200 families homeless

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TAGS: Fire, Fire victims, Malacañang, Manila, Rodrigo Duterte, San Miguel

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