Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo bared on Thursday, Dec. 30 that her office has already received more than P42 million worth of relief goods intended for typhoon "Odette" survivors in Visayas and Mindanao.
Robredo disclosed that within the two-week run of the Robredo People’s Council (RPC) relief operations center in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City, they were able to receive a total of P42.35 million worth of various goods.
Through a partnership with the Tanging Yaman Foundation, they were also able to raise P33.58 million in cash donations as of Thursday morning.
The Vice President also said that nearly 5,000 individuals responded to her call for volunteers, who worked in shifts at the relief hub to repack sacks of rice, noodles, biscuits, canned goods, hygiene kits, face masks, and bottles of alcohol, among others.
Robredo said that while the influx and repacking relief goods at the Katipunan relief hub has winded down, the RPC--the umbrella organization of campaign volunteers--will continue to provide relief assistance to the families through its local partners on the ground.
The Tanging Yaman Foundation, on the other hand, will continue to receive and repack goods until the end of January.
The Vice President also reiterated her plan to put up Angat Buhay villages, similar to the ones established in Marawi City, in areas like Dinagat Islands where hundreds of families lost their homes.
“We will start focusing on early recovery and rehabilitation particularly in terms of providing shelter repair materials,” Robredo said.
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