By Hirohito D.
Cadion
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga
del Sur, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- The Zamboanga del Sur Interfaith Forum for Solidarity
and Peace contingent departed Sunday for a humanitarian mission to help the
“Yolanda” victims in Leyte.
The 60-man contingent
led by interfaith convenors Bishop Emanuel Cabajar and Sultan Maguid Marohum
left this city around 9 p.m. aboard two buses and two Sports Utility Vehicles
for Palo, Leyte.
Interfaith
Secretariat Information Officer Faye Reyes said the contingent, representing
the tri-peoples of this city and province comprises mostly of carpenters.
Reyes said they will
help rebuild Churches, Chapels and Houses of the victims of super typhoon
Yolanda.
The contingent was
the third batch sent by the Interfaith group of this province to undertake
humanitarian mission in the Visayas region.
They were supposed to
leave Monday morning but decided instead to leave Sunday night to catch-up with
the schedule of ferry boats in Surigao City en route to the Visayas, Reyes
explained.
Reyes said they will
undertake reconstruction works for 10 days in Palo, Leyte.
He also said the
contingent brought with them construction materials as well as foodstuffs and
medicines.
The group will be
hosted by the Dioceses of Palo, Leyte that will be in charge of the
reconstruction works, Reyes said. (PNA)
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