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Saturday, September 09, 2006
Sarangani shells out P100T each for Albay, Guimaras
ALABEL, Sarangani -- Governor Miguel Dominguez has certified urgent his request to the Provincial Board (PB) to appropriate P100,000 for Guimaras province.
"Helping the affected constituents of the island is paramount and pressing consideration, as time is of the essence," said Dominguez in his letter to the SP Wednesday.
"(Sarangani) province feels compassion for the victims hence would like to extend financial assistance," the governor said.
Dominguez pointed out that Sarangani's calamity fund was "still sufficient to answer our needs should there be untoward incidents in the future."
Members of the PB would most likely adopt a resolution in their regular session and pass it unanimously, said Provincial Board member Benedicto Ruiz.
The governor's initiative was also in response to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's call on the Filipino people to join hands in the massive effort to mitigate the damages of the Guimaras oil spill.
The voluntary financial assistance to Guimaras follows Sarangani's donation of P100,000 to Albay province for evacuees fleeing Mayon volcano's danger zone.
Vice Governor Bridget Chiongbian-Huang initiated Sarangani's sisterhood agreement with Albay last year.
On August 14, Chiongbian-Huang and the SP adopted on joint sponsorship the appropriation of P100,000 for the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council of Albay, chargeable to Sarangani's calamity fund. (Sarangani Information Office)
(September 4, 2006 issue)
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