SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna — Mayor Art Joseph Francis Mercado on Tuesday thanked the Office of the Vice President’s Disaster Operation Center (OVP-DOC) for the 100 sacks of rice intended for the victims of Typhoon Paeng.

“Nagpapasalamat po ako kay Vice President Inday Sara Duterte sa kanyang tulong para sa lungsod ng San Pedro. I believe ito ‘yung unang city na nabagsakan nila ng tulong na naapektohan ng Typhoon Paeng,” Mercado said.

“Ma’am Inday, maraming, maraming salamat po. Hindi pa rin siya nakakalimot. In fact, nakasama namin siya before, naghouse-to-house siya rito sa San Pedro. So we’re very, very thankful for your support,” he added.

San Pedro City Social Welfare and Development Head Maria Fatima Autor said the LGU recorded a total number of 1,211 individuals in six evacuation centers in the city.

She added that the San Pedro City government is looking into prioritizing the Barangays of Cuyab, San Roque and Landayan, these being the largest of all the barangays and are situated near the Laguna bay.

Autor also thanked the OVP-DOC for the aid for the typhoon-affected people of San Pedro, Laguna.

“Sa lahat po ng aming pinagdadaanan, malaking biyaya po na matatawag ang pagpapadadala ng biyaya ng Office of the Vice President, ni VP Inday Sara Duterte,” Autor said.

“Ito pong 100 sacks of rice na ito ay sisiguraduhin po ng ating city government, sa pangunguna ni Mayor Art Mercado, na makakarating po bawat butil niyan sa alam natin na nangangailangan at mga pamilyang nakababad pa hanggang ngayon ang kanilang mga bahay sa tubig,” she added.

The OVP-DOC team, together with volunteers from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Air Force (PAF), led the relief operations in the area.

According to the latest report from San Pedro City Chief of Police Superintendent Victor Aclan, nine of the city’s 27 barangays were heavily affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Paeng.

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