Amidst days of incessant rains in Metro Manila due to the southwest monsoon
(habagat), the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) wasted
no time to deliver immediate relief to the flood-prone Marikina City.
state-run gaming agency’s relief donation to the city.
On September 2, 2023, the agency turned over to Marikina City’s Administrator
Janeth Obispo a total of 5,000 relief packs, consisting of 3,000 food packs and 2,000
non-food packs.
state-run gaming agency’s relief donation to the city.
The food packs contained rice, canned goods, coffee, and chocolate drinks while the
non-food packs included blankets, mosquito nets, bath towels, slippers, and hygiene
kits.
The relief items will be distributed to families from low-lying areas in the city that are
easily submerged in flood water.
state-run gaming agency’s relief donation to the city.
According to PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco, the agency took the
initiative to promptly send much-needed aid to the locals of Marikina, after the city
was recently submerged in flood due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by
Typhoons Goring and Hanna.
“We learned a few days ago, Marikina River’s water level reached 15.7 meters,
prompting the city government to prepare for evacuation of residents. Because of
this, I immediately ordered our Corporate Social Responsibility Group to deliver aid
for affected families,” Tengco explained.
About a month ago, PAGCOR also delivered food and non-food packs to more than
31,000 families in various parts of Central and Northern Luzon, who were affected by
the onslaught of Typhoon Egay and Typhoon Falcon.
