Solons thank Tingog Party-list, Speaker Romualdez for helping fire victims
(Tingog Party-list)
Congressmen from Mandaluyong City and Quezon City expressed their gratitude to Tingog Party-list and Speaker Martin Romualdez for facilitating the release of cash aid or "ayuda" to victims of recent fire incidents in their respective areas. Thanking Tingog and the office of the Speaker were Mandaluyong lone City Rep. Neptali “Boyet” Gonzales II and Quezon City 5th district Rep. Patrick Michael “PM” Vargas. “On behalf of the families affected by the fire in Mandaluyong, we express our sincerest gratitude to Speaker Romualdez and Tingog Party-list for extending financial aid at a time that it is most needed. Please bear in mind that this act of love and compassion will not be forgotten,” Gonzales said. For his part, Vargas said the families granted financial assistance can really use the funds to help alleviate their situation and rebuild the homes they lost to the fire. “Thanks to Speaker Romualdez and Tingog Party-list, these families can get back on their feet and rebuild what was lost. We are very thankful for this grand gesture. It gives hope to the people,” Vargas said. Financial aid worth P10,000 each was given to 206 families that were displaced by the fire that razed through a residential area along Pascual Street in Barangay Bagbag, Quezon City. The simple payout ceremony was held at Remarville Basketball Court on Saturday, June 17. The same amount of cash assistance was also given to each of the 125 families affected by the fire that gutted a residential area in F. Martinez, Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City. Relief goods were also distributed to the fire victims. The Mandaluyong fire took place on June 14, while the Quezon City blaze occurred on June 15. The money was sourced from the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations Program (AICS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under Secretary Rex Gatchalian. “The financial aid is part of a government program given to distressed individuals. I hope this small amount from the DSWD can help ease the pain of the families who lost their homes to these fire incidents,” Romualdez said. Tingog Party-list is represented in Congress by Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre.