LUBAO Mayor Esmeralda Pineda on Black Saturday, April 11, ordered the rollout of relief goods to the 13 villages in Lubao town.
Thirteen barangays received a total of 6,400 food packs. These are Balantacan (440); Calangain (630); Santiago (662); San Agustin (577); San Nicolas 1st (530); San Nicolas 2nd (352); Don Ignacio Dimson (800); San Vicente (332); Sta. Lucia (400); Sta. Maria (245); Sta. Rita (555); Sto. Cristo (168); and, Sto. Domingo (709).
Vice Mayor Jay B. Montemayor, Councilor Edgar Dabu and Liga ng mga Barangay president Rolan Sibug personally delivered the goods on the day 1 of the town-wide relief drive.
Mayor Pineda said she requested the distribution of relief goods will be systematic to reach the greatest number of beneficiaries at the least amount of time.
She also reminded the relief operation team to observe social distancing. Stools were asked to be left out of the houses where the food packs will be placed by the delivery group.
The relief operation is expected to be completed in four to five days where more than 80 percent of households will be provided with the food to help them coast thru the extended enhanced community quarantine.
The mayor said the target number of relief packs to be distributed was about 38,000.
“Gusto kasi natin na kapag nagbigay tayo, pangkalahatan na para maiwasan yung paulit-ulit sa iba habang hindi naman naaabutan ang iba. Para na rin minsanan lang ang pagpunta ng team natin sa barangay dahil nga binabawasan natin ang pagparoon at pagparito ng mga tao,” Pineda explained.
On Sunday, April 19, the relief operation group will be touring the coastal barangays.
The relief operation initiated by the local government unit is an augmentation to the assistance from the barangay and the provincial government of Pampanga. (Albert B. Lacanlale/Contributor)