TALIBON, Bohol (PIA) — Governor Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado, his wife Cong. Vanessa Cadorna Aumentado, and board members Jiselle Rae Villamor and Jamie Aumentado led a team of government social services workers to check on the condition of the 12 families whose houses were razed in a midday fire on Aug. 8 here.
Families living in 12 houses that have been partially and totally ruined by fire had to be temporarily relocated to the barangay covered court and cultural center, as government relief agencies continue to pool resources to help the victims.
From their personal pockets, the Aumentados pooled in P10,000 for each affected family, while promising another P10,000 from the provincial government.
Talibon Mayor Janet Garcia also brought municipal employees for relief operations to the island.
The congresswoman also gave 10 galvanized iron sheets for each family victim for roofing materials of the rebuilding process, and promised P2M to the barangay for their covered court or any barangay priority project.
The Office of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development (OPSWD) also brought kitchen and home utensils for affected families, while Villamor brought hygiene kits, school supplies, and baby kits for the victims.
The Talibon municipal government, according to Garcia, is also sending financial assistance while Talibon councilor Max Garcia also put in P2,000 for each affected family.
A distribution ceremony happened at the temporary evacuation site at the covered court.
The officials, in mostly personal capacities, handed out P5,000 assistance for partially damaged homes, P2,000 from Garcia, and a box of grocery items and hygiene kits to Egene Bacaltos, Mary Rose Daño, Jobel Tongco, Lilibeth Padin, Josefina Talingting, and Anito Dela Torre.
Homeowners whose houses were totalled received P10,000 and P2,000 from Garcia, boxes of groceries, and hygiene kits.
They were Algin Rico, Kimberly Romo, Judy Rico, Josefa Rico, Ma. Nancy Rico, Felicitas Amorin, Mariel Lopez, Aiza Daño, and Sylvia Bacaltos.
It was with anticipation that the residents of island barangay Nocnocan’s Purok San Roque prepared as they await for their annual feast day for San Roque.
But, unattended children playing with matches would frustrate the fiesta preparation for most of the victims.
“The fire broke out around 11:00 a.m., when homeowner Rhea Lica Romo was in mainland Talibon to process her papers as a single parent,” shared barangay officials during the visit.
Barangay tanods said it was fortunate that the winds that time were at a standstill, or they would not have a fighting chance in containing the fire. (RAHC/PIA Bohol)
