THE Angeles City Government led by Mayor Carmelo Lazatin, Jr. has distributed an additional 169,784 food packs to all families in 33 barangays here.
The additional food packs are part of the second wave of relief distribution of the city government. Organic vegetable seedlings were also distributed alongside with the food packs.
The seedlings are “part of the Luntiang Barangay Lingap” project launched by Lazatin to promote food sufficiency and alternative source of organic vegetables in every home. The mayor has allotted a total of P5 million for this project.
To date, the city government has distributed 123,506 seedlings in 17 barangays.
The seedlings distribution to the other 46,278 households in 16 barangays is still ongoing.
A house-to-house distribution was carried out from April 29 to May 11, 2020, where public utility jeepneys were rented to deliver the seedlings and food packs.
A total of 46,278 food packs were distributed on April 29, 2020; 26,528 on April 30; 25,872 on May 2; 22,085 on May 5; 23,772 on May 6; and 25,249 on May 11.
“Hindi po tumitigil ang aking administrasyon upang maipaabot sa bawat tahanang Angeleño ang tulong mula sa inyong pamahalaan,” Lazatin said.
Lazatin commended the service of city hall workers since day one of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period. He thanked them saying, “Hindi ko po kaya ang laban na ito kung wala ang tulong ng masisipag na city hall workers at barangay officials.”