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Mexico folk get Christmas gift packs

Ian Ocampo Flora

RESIDENT of Pandacaqui Resettlement in Mexico town, Pampanga received gift packs from the annuak gift-giving activity of the Pampanga Provincial Government led by Governor Dennis Pineda.

Pineda ordered the release of 6,807 food packs. Some 3,495 food packs were distributed at the Pandacaqui Gym, while 2,388 packs were given to residents at the National Housing Authority Covered Court. Another 924 packs were distributed at Hacienda Covered Court.

The distribution was led by Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Angelina Blanco, who assured that Capitol, barangay officials, and residents observed minimum health protocols during the conduct of the distribution.

Blanco said the yearly gift-giving is the provincial government’s way of reaching out and thanking indigent residents for their support.

WHERE’S THE WATER? Water is sparse at the Jaclupan wellfield in Talisay City in this photo provided by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) on Friday, April 26, 2024. Completed in 1998, MCWD’s Jaclupan facility, officially known as the Mananga Phase I Project, catches, impounds and pumps out around 30,000 cubic meters of water per day under normal circumstances. However, on Friday, MCWD spokesperson Minerva Gerodias said the facility’s daily production had plummeted to 8,000 cubic meters per day, or just about a quarter of its normal capacity, as Cebu grapples with the effects of the drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, which is expected to persist until the end of May. The facility supplies water to consumers in Talisay City and Cebu City. /

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