PRC gives P31M assistance to ‘Karding’ victims
IN continuation of its humanitarian efforts to alleviate the sufferings of communities severely affected by Super Typhoon Karding (international name: Noru) when it struck the country in September 2022, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) delivered cash assistance amounting to P22,895,000 to 4,579 affected families in five Karding-hit provinces in Luzon on February 15, 2023.
This is in addition to the P8,383,705 worth of humanitarian assistance the PRC has provided to Karding-affected areas since September.
“Just like what I said before, we are everywhere. PRC will continue to do more than usual. I’ll deploy our PRC staff and volunteers in those provinces affected by Karding to ensure that our fellow Filipinos will be given financial support for their recovery.,” said Philippine Red Cross Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon said.
PRC volunteers and staff reached 1,123 families in the municipalities of Burdeos, Panukulan, and Patnanungan in Quezon Province; 1,184 families in Gapan City, General Tinio, Penaranda, and San Leonardo in Nueva Ecija; 476 in San Miguel, Bulacan; 996 in Dingalan and San Luis in Aurora; and 800 in Pura and Victoria in Tarlac. Each household was granted a one-time multi-purpose cash grant of P5,000 to support their recovery, especially the rice farmers as planting season nears.
This initiative was supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as part of its Karding Operation.
After the distribution, PRC will have given more than P31 million worth of humanitarian aid to families affected by “Karding” in the form of hotmeals, psychological first aid, hygiene promotion, child friendly spaces, face masks, jerry cans, sleeping kits and hygiene kits.
As part of Gordon’s recovery activities on schools, the PRC also delivered 960 corrugated galvanized iron sheets and 48 plain sheets to eight damaged schools in Quezon Province.