Pagadian City donate relief goods to Zamboanga City evacuees

Inner Wheel Club of Pagadian President Melanie

De Pedro, past district chair Jane Ortiz and club

secretary Lovella Luy together with the staff of

Philippine Red Cross, Zamboanga del Sur chapter

loading the relief goods for Zamboanga City

evacuees. (Photo provided)

By JONG CADION

PAGADIAN CITY, ZamboSur (Sept. 29, 2013) – Residents of Pagadian City, Business Community, some Civil Society Organization and Rotary Club with Inner Wheel Club of Pagadian responded and joined the City Government thru Mayor Romeo “Tata” Pulmones in their campaign to help more than 100-thousand evacuees from the just concluded standoff between the government troops and MNLF in Zamboanga City.

The City Social Welfare Development Office (CSWD) tasked in receiving all donations had delivered the first batch truckload of relief goods including used clothing, mats, mosquito nets, blankets, ready to eat foods (canned goods, noodles, etc.) and mineral waters.

City SWD Officer-In-Charge Teresita Roldan

(Photo By JONG CADION)

“We are expecting to have more relief goods this week and so we will be sending another batch anytime next week. I sincerely expressed my thanks to the generous donors for their cooperation and support extended to the evacuees in Zamboanga City,” City DSWD Officer-In-Charge Teresita Roldan  said.

The Philippine Red Cross (RC), headed by Zamboanga del Sur Chapter Administrator Hildaliza Muñoz together with the Rotary Club of Pagadian and

RC Chapter Admin Muñoz

Inner Wheel Club members also delivered recently the second batch of relief goods to Zamboanga City. The supplies consist of 40 sacks of rice, cartoons of sardines and other canned goods, packs of powdered milk, cans of biscuits, assorted medicines, bottled water and other supplies.

The first batch of donations from the Rotary and Inner Wheel Club of Pagadian thru the Red Cross consists of 25 sacks of rice and canned goods, bottled mineral water and other relief goods were delivered last 2^nd week of September, RC Chapter Administrator Muñoz also said.