In a statement, Davao Light Reputation Enhancement Manager Fermin Edillon said the aid is in response to the displacement of families due to flooding in the several barangays such as Tigatto, Waan, Maa, Barangays 5-A and 9-A as well as portions of Talomo and Matina Gravahan.
Edillon said aside from flooding,a landslide occurred at Marilog due to the heavy rains. Overall, 7,262 families were displaced by the recent LPA in the city.
He said they turned over sacks of rice to the Davao City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) at their warehouse in Maa, on April 13.
Edillon said CSWDO lawyer Marlisa Gallo received the 72 sacks of rice from the Davao Light President and COO Rodger Velasco, and Davao Light Panabo office head Paul Michael Cazar.
Meanwhile, Municipal Administrator of Sto. Tomas, Atty. Elisa Evangelista-Lapiña received 47 sacks of rice on April 20 for the families affected by the local thunderstorm in the municipality which flooded 11 barangays and affected
8, 776 families.
Last March, Davao Light also donated hygiene materials to families displaced by the swelling of the Davao River, which also caused flooding in multiple low-lying areas in Davao City. In the same month, the company also donated hygiene materials to Davao del Norte municipalities such as Dujali and Sto. Tomas.
Davao Light, an AboitizPower subsidiary, aims to support local governments in building disaster resilient communities through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs.
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