MANILA, Philippines - Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista urged recently elected barangay officials to join efforts to rebuild areas damaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda.
“What we will be doing is encourage our 142 barangays to reach out and extend their helping hands to the affected barangays in these three towns in Leyte,” said Bautista, referring to the city’s adopted municipalities of Sta. Fe, Tolosa and Palompon.
“The gesture is one way of saying that Quezon City, from local executives down to the barangay level, is one and united in the effort of helping these typhoon-ravaged localities recover from the devastation,” he said.
Bautista said the city will assist in the reconstruction of the three municipalities, including the municipal hall and the rural health unit in Tolosa. He added that the city plans to help the rebuilding the pier in Palompon by venturing in a public-private partnership scheme.
The city is also planning to send 100 city hall employees to the three municipalities this month to deliver assistance to the residents in typhoon-ravaged areas.
Elmo San Diego, action officer of the city’s disaster risk reduction and management council, said the city government will also donate equipment, carpentry tools and construction materials.
The city council earlier approved the release of P50 million as assistance to areas affected by the typhoon. An ordinance setting the guidelines for the release of funds was also enacted into law by the mayor.
Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte earlier said the P50 million will be on top of the support that the city will provide for its adopted Leyte municipalities.
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