ANGELES CITY — Seven families in Barangay Malabanias here affected by a fire on February 20, 2022 are to receive ₱10,000 financial assistance as ordered by Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr.
Aside from the cash assistance, the City Social Welfare and Development Office led by Edna Duaso already distributed food assistance, hygiene kits, sleeping mats, and blankets to the residents on Feb. 21, 2022.
“Naapektuhan din po ang kabuhayan ng mga kababayan natin dahil sa sunog. Tutulungan po natin sila sa abot ng ating makakaya,” Lazatin said.
As instructed by Mayor Lazatin, the Local Finance Committee — composed of the City Budget Office, City Treasurer’s Office and City Accounting Office — will immediately process the financial assistance, which will come from the Office of the City Mayor’s regular budget.
Lazatin immediately visited the area affected by the fire yesterday, as soon as the Bureau of Fire Protection – Angeles City declared it as fire out.
Mayor Lazatin also sent a medical team from the Angeles City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office led by Rodolfo Simeon to check on the health and welfare of the victims.
To recall, this is not the first time that the Lazatin administration ensured the welfare of his kababayans affected by fire.
Some ₱360,000 worth of cash assistance were given then to San Nicolas fire victims last October 2020; ₱10,000 aid each was also distributed to 7 families in Lourdes Sur East on November 2021; and three families in San Jose on January 2022.
