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| Relief operations during the first week of heavy rains in Southern Tagalog. Photo by STPC. |
WITH around 63,000 families in Southern
Tagalog affected by Typhoon Gener and
Habagat Monsoon Flooding, series of
relief operations will be conducted around Southern Tagalog.
This comes after almost two weeks of
devastating flash floods and strong winds that nearly submerged the whole of
Metro Manila in flood waters and put several areas in ST in state of calamity.
Schools, communities and organization in
provinces united under the banner of the Serve the People Corps (STPC) said it
will continue to provide service to the victims of the calamity for the month
of August.
STPC Southern Tagalog is a regional
volunteer network of more than 60 organizations and hundreds of volunteers.
“We should never leave some of our kababayans literally and figuratively
submerged in murky flood waters because that is the Filipino spirit,” said Edge
Genciagan, spokesperson of environmental group Kalikasan Partylist.
As a continuation of the network’s
effort since the onset of typhoon Gener,
the group said it will conduct simultaneous relief operations in Cavite and
Batangas on August 17, 2012.
“Cavite and Batangas were considered
under the state of calamity even before 'habagat' devastated us once more. We
are conducting simultaneous relief operations because of the urgency of the
call for help from the residents,” Genciagan said.
Barangay Quisumbing in Calaca, Batangas,
is a coastline community and is hindered fishing because ten fishing boats were
damaged during the onslaught of extreme weather condition.
On the other hand, there are four
barangays still submerged in flood waters in Novelata, Cavite, while there are
eleven in Rosario.
Volunteer nurses from the Alliance of
Young Nurse Leaders and Advocates International-Batangas Chapter will also be
present during the relief operations.
Kalikasan Partylist and STPC are calling
for more volunteers to continue massive relief operations in different areas
most affected.
Schedule
of relief operations
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Target
Recipients
|
|
Aug
17
|
Brgy.
Quisumbing, Calaca, Batangas
|
450
families
|
|
Aug
17
|
Rosario,
Cavite
|
400
families
|
|
Aug
17
|
Brgy.
Salcedo 1, Noveleta, Cavite
|
200
families
|
|
Aug
17
|
Brgy.
Salcedo 2, Noveleta, Cavite
|
200
families
|
|
Aug
19
|
Brgy.
San Benito, Victoria, Laguna
|
250
families
|
|
Aug
19
|
Brgy.
Cuyab, San Pedro, Laguna
|
500
families
|
|
Aug
20
|
Calamba,
Laguna (3 Lakeside Barangays)
|
500
families
|
|
Aug
20
|
Brgy.
Dela Paz, Biñan, Laguna
|
500
families
|
|
Aug
21
|
Brgy.
Guinayang, San Mateo, Rizal
|
500
families
|
|
Aug
22
|
Brgy.
Malanday, San Mateo, Rizal
|
500
families
|
|
Aug
25
|
Lupang
Arenda, Taytay, Rizal
|
2,000
families
|
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