DAILY STAR: Negros Oriental

Dumaguete City, headed by Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria, is mulling the leasing of a lot to use for the temporary shelters of displaced families whose houses were washed out by floods from Tropical Storm Sendong.

Sagarbarria, however, said the plan will need the concurrence of the city council. He added that the P13-million calamity fund of the city is not enough to relocate the families as it is also being used for relief operations.

Latest reports showed that 451 houses were destroyed, 1,772 damaged, and 3,347 families were affected by Typhoon Sendong. Seven persons were reported dead and 266 injured, the mayor said.

Banks give to homeless
families of storm ‘Sendong’
BY LISA GAPAC & JUDY F. PARTLOW

The Metrobank Foundation Inc. and Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation Inc. donated P5 million to the Philippine government to help all victims affected by Tropical Storm Sendong and P500,000 was allotted for the cities of Tanjay and Dumaguete, in Negros Oriental.

Gina Rowena Amiscaray, Metrobank Visayas head, said its group chairman, Dr. George S.K. Ty, had said that the donation is intended to somehow alleviate the plight of Filipinos affected by the typhoon.

Amiscaray said each city will receive P250,000, and added that the Philippine Red Cross and the Department of Health will also receive grant assistance from the P5 million.

Gov't offices do away
with Christmas parties
BY MARICAR ARANAS & JUDY F. PARTLOW

Some government agencies have canceled their Christmas parties to show empathy to families affected by tropical storm "Sendong" in Negros Oriental.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue District-79 and the Philippine National Police provincial headquarters have donated relief good packages that included rice, canned goods, sugar, coffee, noodles and detergent soap.

The PNP Provincial Command donated 1,434 relief good packages that were distributed to affected areas in Sibulan, Dumaguete and Valencia.

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