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Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo announces the distribution schedule for the financial assistance to families whose homes were totally or partially damaged by Typhoon Odette. (Contributed photo) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, May 19 (PIA) -- The Dumaguete City government has released the financial assistance to 446 families whose homes were damaged by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette on Dec.16, 2021. The family-victims identified by their respective barangay officials and the City Social Welfare and Development Office coming from the 23 barangays here received the assistance on May 19. Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo approved the release of the financial aid worth P 10,000 for each of the 36 families whose homes were totally damaged and P5,000 for each of the 410 families whose homes were partially damaged by Typhoon Odette. With the recommendation of the City Social Welfare and Development Officer Lilibeth Filipinas, a total amount of P 2,410,000 has been allocated as assista...

Governor Roel Degamo (3rd from right) receives a sample food pack from RAFI Team Head John Rivera (4th from right) in a ceremonial activity at Sidlakang Negros Village Conference Hall. (PIA Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) based in Cebu has extended its relief food packs assistance worth P6 million to badly hit households affected by typhoon Odette in Negros Oriental. RAFI Team Head John Rivera said a total of 10,036 households received their relief packs in 10 municipalities and cities in the province. Rivera thanked Gov. Roel Degamo for lending some dump trucks to be used for distributing the food packs to Bais City, Mabinay, Manjuyod, Bindoy, Tayasan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Guihulngan City, Mabinay, and Basay. Each food pack contains five kilos of rice, five cans of sardines and corned beef, eight packs of three noodles, one dozen of coffee sachets, and seven liters of water worth P600 each pack. In its stat...