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Muntinlupa LGU to donate P8M to quake-hit Cebu

Published Oct 3, 2025 11:51 am
The aftermath of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Cebu on Sept. 30 (Photo from Cebu Gov. Pam Baricuatro's Facebook account)
The aftermath of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Cebu on Sept. 30 (Photo from Cebu Gov. Pam Baricuatro's Facebook account)

The Muntinlupa City government will donate P8 million as financial assistance to Cebu, which was devastated by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake last Sept. 30. 

Based on an Oct. 3 report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 68 people died and 559 others were injured from the earthquake. 

Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon earlier endorsed to the City Council a resolution by the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (LDRRMC) requesting for the passage of an ordinance allotting funds as assistance to disaster areas in Cebu. 

In an emergency special session on Oct. 3, the City Council increased the financial assistance to Cebu from P7 million to P8 million by adding the town of Tabogon as a recipient. 

Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro said the grant of P8 million financial assistance to Cebu will be given to the following local government units: City of Bogo, P2 million; Municipality of Bantayan, P1 million; Municipality of San Remigio, P1 million; Municipality of Daanbantayan, , P1 million; Municipality of Tuburan, P1 million; Municipality of Medellin, P1 million; and Municipality of Tabogon, P1 million.  

The Muntinlupa team deployed to Cebu (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account)
The Muntinlupa team deployed to Cebu (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account)
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon (4th from right) with the disaster team (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account)
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon (4th from right) with the disaster team (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account)
The Muntinlupa team deployed to Cebu (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account)
The Muntinlupa team deployed to Cebu (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account)
The Muntinlupa team deployed to Cebu (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account)
The Muntinlupa team deployed to Cebu (Photo from Mayor Biazon's Facebook account)

The financial assistance will be taken from the 30 percent Quick Response Fund (QRF ) of the Muntinlupa City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (MCDRRMF).

Biazon said “time is of the essence” during calamities, the reason why the LDRRMC immediately passed a resolution to help Cebu. 

“Napakalaki ng iniwang damages at casualties ng lindol kaya anumang halagang maibibigay natin ay malaking tulong na talaga sa ating mga kababayan sa Cebu. Patuloy nating ipanalangin ang mabilis na pagbangon ng Cebu (The earthquake left behind huge damages and casualties, so any amount we can give will be a great help to our countrymen in Cebu. Let us continue to pray for the speedy recovery of Cebu),” the mayor added. 

In a Facebook post, Corro said, “As time is of the essence, the City Council immediately acted on the letter-request of City Mayor Rozzano Rufino Biazon to pass the said ordinance which was endorsed yesterday. The City Government of Muntinlupa has granted financial assistance to many Local Government Units around the country which were hit by natural disasters.” 

The Muntinlupa City Council (Photo from Sanggunian Secretariat - Muntinlupa's Facebook page)
The Muntinlupa City Council (Photo from Sanggunian Secretariat - Muntinlupa's Facebook page)

In addition, the Muntinlupa City government sent a team to Cebu to help in the search, rescue and retrieval operations. 

Seven personnel from the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management and three nurses from the Emergency Medical Services team flew to Cebu on Oct. 2. 

Biazon led the send-off for the disaster team. 

“Alam nating malaki ang pangangailangan nila ngayon. At gaya ng laging sinasabi, kung may capability kang tumulong, mabuti nang tumulong ka kaysa hayaan mo lang ang sitwasyon. Hindi natin masasabi kung kailan darating ang araw na tayo naman ang mangangailangan (We know that their needs are great right now. And as they always say, if you have the capability to help, it's better to help than to just let the situation go. We never know when the day will come when we will be the ones in need),” the mayor said. 

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