PGIN sends 500K cash assistance for Batanes quake victims

Ilocos Norte officials led by Governor Matthew M. Manotoc offers a prayer to victims of the Batanes quake. (Alaric Yanos)

Laoag City--The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) through the initiative of Governor Matthew Joseph M. Manotoc donated PHP500,000 as cash assistance to provide relief to almost 3,000 victims of twin earthquakes in Batanes.

The two devastating earthquakes hit the Itbayat Island of Batanes on July 27, 2019, recording magnitudes 5.4 and 5.9, respectively. The earthquakes left more than nine hundred families affected, eight people dead, one person missing, and serious damages to ancestral houses, health facilities, and schools, among others.

During the flag raising ceremony on July 29, 2019, Mr. Manotoc mentioned that the Governors League will deploy aircraft carrying relief goods for Batanes.

“The Governors League has been coordinating over the weekend and we will be arranging aircraft that will take off from Laoag International Airport to provide assistance in Batanes, since it is the closest airport.”

Moreover, he is hopeful for the quick recovery of the quake victims, saying, “We sympathize and pray for them [Ivatans] and remember that they are part of ‘Solid North’ and that ‘Solid North’ is alive and well.” (Blessing Angel Agliam)

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