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| 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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