Flood victims received relief goods from Rotary Club of Isulan
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Wednesday, August 07, 2013
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato -- Around 290 flood victims from two barangays of Isulan received relief food packs of noodles, rice, bottled water, canned goods and some milk from home-based non-government organization. The Rotary Club of Isulan distributed Tuesday, relief goods to affected families of the flood that left rice fields and homes underwater in the two barangays of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Sunday.
Mark Phillip Mariveles, president of the Rotary Club of Isulan (RC Isulan) said the packs are donations from fellow Rotarians, some members of REACT Capitol group and private individuals who were touched of the unfortunate state of the affected families. He said, he is very glad and thankful to those who responded to his call and volunteered to share their time, money and actively participated in the distribution of relief goods to the affected families.
“Having this kind of activity embodies the ideals of being a Rotarian. It is nice to see Rotarians working and pooling resources together to help the less fortunate ones. It is like putting into action the theme for the Rotary Year “Engage Rotary, Change Lives,” Mariveles said. He also expressed his gratitude to the members of PNP, BFP, REACT, Rotaract Club of Isulan, and staff of Radyo Natin Isulan and Radyo Natin Tacurong who volunteered in the repacking of the sacks of rice, boxes of noodles and cans of goods.
“It is a good thing that some officers and members of the PNP and BFP are Rotarians which made the influx of volunteers overwhelming,” Mariveles said. Of the 290 households from Puroks Sikat, Bagong Pag-asa II and Roxas of Barangay Bambad and Puroks Santan, Riverside and San Francisco of Barangay Kalawag 3, only 150 families Bambad evacuated to Maremco Elementary School while the affected families in Kalawag 3 decided to stay with their homes and to wait for the flood to subside.
Around 1:00 on Saturday morning the water level of Allah river rose and overflowed to the farm lands and houses of affected barangays. This is due to heavy downpour of rain in South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces. (By Aida C. Agad PIA 12/Jemuel Dael-RN Isulan)
Mark Phillip Mariveles, president of the Rotary Club of Isulan (RC Isulan) said the packs are donations from fellow Rotarians, some members of REACT Capitol group and private individuals who were touched of the unfortunate state of the affected families. He said, he is very glad and thankful to those who responded to his call and volunteered to share their time, money and actively participated in the distribution of relief goods to the affected families.
“Having this kind of activity embodies the ideals of being a Rotarian. It is nice to see Rotarians working and pooling resources together to help the less fortunate ones. It is like putting into action the theme for the Rotary Year “Engage Rotary, Change Lives,” Mariveles said. He also expressed his gratitude to the members of PNP, BFP, REACT, Rotaract Club of Isulan, and staff of Radyo Natin Isulan and Radyo Natin Tacurong who volunteered in the repacking of the sacks of rice, boxes of noodles and cans of goods.
“It is a good thing that some officers and members of the PNP and BFP are Rotarians which made the influx of volunteers overwhelming,” Mariveles said. Of the 290 households from Puroks Sikat, Bagong Pag-asa II and Roxas of Barangay Bambad and Puroks Santan, Riverside and San Francisco of Barangay Kalawag 3, only 150 families Bambad evacuated to Maremco Elementary School while the affected families in Kalawag 3 decided to stay with their homes and to wait for the flood to subside.
Around 1:00 on Saturday morning the water level of Allah river rose and overflowed to the farm lands and houses of affected barangays. This is due to heavy downpour of rain in South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces. (By Aida C. Agad PIA 12/Jemuel Dael-RN Isulan)
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