1,300 Families in Mangaldan Given Relief Packs by Mayor Bona

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – More than 1,300 families in this central Pangasinan town have been recipients of relief packs personally given by their lady mayor since the scourge of the flood that started last July 28.

Mangaldan Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno (extreme right) leads her office staff in the distribution for several days to the 13 barangays (villages) of her town of relief packs for her constituents battered by floods.

Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno led the personnel of the Mayors's Office, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), General Services Office (GSO), Community Affairs Office (CAO) and the Philippines National Police (PNP) in the distribution for several days to the 13 barangays (villages) here.

These beneficiaries-villages were Anolid, Amansabina, Banaoang, Bari, Buenlag, Guilig Guiguilonen, Navaluan, Nibaliw Macayug, Tebag and Palua.

Mayor Parayno assured her other constituents of aid similar to those recipients caught by the flood brought by Super Typhoon Egay and the torrential rains. The relief packs, she said, were intended to those who were mostly afflicted and restrained to do their job.

The local government unit (LGU) here continues to coordinate with other government offices to buttress its stock of relief packs so it can distribute to more number of beneficiaries. Each of the packs was composed of rice, canned goods, coffee, sugar and instant noodle. 

Aside from the distribution of the relief goods, Mayor Parayno initiated supplemental feeding to ease up the hunger of her constituents.

Meanwhile, Parayno called an emergency meeting with the department heads last July 31 to strengthen the disaster and emergency responses of the flourishing town.

The mayor ordered the immediate procurements of food supplies for stockpiling and continuous distribution of relief goods to flooded villages due to the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) that was aggravated by Super Typhoon Egay.

She prioritized too the purchase of two-way radio, flashlights, boots and raincoats, reflectorized vest and chainsaw for cutting trees that obstruct roads and pathways during a calamity.

Additional rescue vehicle and ambulance are also set to be purchased by this first class town.