BINMALEY–Sans any fanfare and politics, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay arrived here on Friday to distribute P100,000 worth of relief goods to  Binmaley and 19  other towns and cities  badly hit by super Typhoon Cosme.

 Binay, a personal friend of Binmaley Mayor Simplicio Rosario, said he responded to the request for immediate assistance by the mayors of 18 towns and two cities whose constituents badly need help following the damages wrought by the typhoon.

Makati is a sister city of Binmaley per a memorandum of agreement signed two years ago at the Makati City Hall between Mayors Binay and Rosario.

The Makati mayor said Rosario is really close to him and Mayor Mojamito Libunao of San Fabian is his ‘brod’ in the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity at the University of the Philippines.

Rosario said he is grateful for the prompt response of Binmaley’s sister city and said that his town is sharing its blessings with others towns and cities in Pangasinan hit hard by the calamity.

The relief goods were received by the mayors of Calasiao, Infanta, Dasol, Burgos, Sual, Labrador, Bugallon, Lingayen, San Fabian, Aguilar, Sta. Barbara, Mabini, Agno, Bani, Manaoag, Malasiqui, San Carlos City, Basista, Urbiztondo and Binmaley.

Binay’s help will not be the first and the last as Rosario also vowed to seek the help of big corporations based in Makati to help and send their donations to the beleaguered citizens of Pangasinan.#

RELIEF GOODS

POUR IN

LINGAYEN-As the province reels from the immense damage caused by Typhoon Cosme, help in the form of relief goods have been pouring in from various sectors.

Bottled-water from Senate President Manuel Villar was distributed to residents of Barangay Aliwekwek, a southern barangay in the capital town which was one of the areas greatly affected by the natural calamity.

The staff of Villar was joined by barangay officials led by chairman David Lomibao and town officials led by municipal administrator Polly Baltazar in distributing the bottles.

Lomibao thanked Villar for the prompt assistance.

In Dagupan, businessman Joey de Venecia III distributed relief goods on May 25 to residents of seven of the hardest-hit barangays, namely barangays Bonuan Binloc, Bonuan Boquig, Bonuan Gueset, Pantal, Lasip grande, Pogo Grande, and Mayombo.

He also lauded the bayanihan spirit among Dagupeños as entire communities volunteered to help neighbors and others whose homes were wrecked by floods and strong winds.

De Venecia said that he will ask   his friends in the Makati and international business communities to donate more relief goods and assist in the rehabilitation of the Cosme-damaged areas.–CRS

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