Manila LGU allots P2.5M for victims of Typhoon Odette

The city government of Manila has set aside more than P2.5 million worth of funds to aid victims of Typhoon Odette in Cebu province and other areas in the Visayas, and Mindanao.

In a statement, the Manila government said its city council headed the call of Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso to pass a resolution allotting P2.5 million in assistance for the victims of Odette in the southern and central Philippines.

“Kahapon po, nakatanggap po tayo ng sulat galing sa ating pinakamamahal na alkalde na humihiling sa atin na magkaroon po sana tayo ng special session para tulungan po natin ang ating mga kababayan sa Visayas at Mindanao na lubusang nasalanta ng bagyong Odette,” said City Council presiding officer and Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna.

[We received a letter from our mayor asking for a special session to help the typhoon victims in Visayas and Mindanao.]

Lacuna said the city council conducted a special session on Friday morning and earmarked P2.5 million for calamity aid.

Of the amount, she said, P1 million will be allotted to Cebu, and the provinces of Bohol, Leyte, and Surigao del Norte will be allotted P500,000 each.

Aside from financial assistance from the city government, Mayor Moreno has also appealed to Manilenos to initiate a fund drive for relief efforts. —LBG, GMA News