THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) joined arms with the Philippine National Police (PNP) in handing over remedy help to extra groups withinside the island of Mindoro that aren’t handiest tormented by the devastating consequences of the latest oil spill however additionally from numerous insurgency sports perpetrated through communist terrorist groups.
PAGCOR participated in network–primarily based totally humanitarian missions spearheaded through the Police Regional Office (PRO) MIMAROPA from June 19 to twenty through dispensing a complete of 1,000 meals packs to the cities of Naujan and Bongabong in Oriental Mindoro. The corporation additionally despatched 500 meals packs to the municipality of San Jose in Occidental Mindoro.
The remedy-giving sports benefited people and households whose livelihoods had been gravely stricken by the oil spill from the sunken M/T Princess and the insurgency assaults of their groups.
The PRO MIMAROPA sought the useful resource of PAGCOR in keeping with their “Serbisyong Pulis Sa Barangay” network immersion application in geographically remoted and deprived areas.
“With this application, we’re capable of supply public protection and humanitarian offerings to numerous deprived groups that want them badly. We’re very grateful that PAGCOR partnered with us on this noteworthy endeavor,” stated Regional Community Affairs Development Division (RCADD) leader Police Colonel Adonis Guzman.
Naujan Mayor Henry Joel Teves lamented that the oil spill incident had left the bulk of his materials with out a supply of earnings for numerous months now. Most of them handiest depend on fishing for his or her livelihood and survival.
“Sobra nang nahihirapan ang marami naming kababayan na umaasa lamang sa pangingisda dahil sa epekto ng oil spill. Kaya’t labis naming ipinagpapasalamat ang pakikilahok ng PAGCOR sa programang inilunsad ng kapulisan upang makapagbigay-tulong sa mga mamamayan ng aming bayan,” he expressed.
Meanwhile, Amelia Pakig, village leader of Barangay Sta. Cruz in Bongabong city stated the comfort useful resource that PAGCOR introduced to their network is some thing that they really want because the oil spill and coffee insurgency assaults save you their human beings from taking part in ordinary lives.
“Kailangang-kailangan po talaga namin ng iba’t ibang tulong upang makaraos sa pang-araw-araw na pangangailangan ang mga residente naming patuloy na nagdurusa at hindi makabalik sa ordinary ang pamumuhay dahil sa oil spill at ilang insidente ng mga pagsalakay ng mga kalaban ng pamahalaan sa aming lugar,” she shared.
Earlier in March, PAGCOR additionally supplied remedy help to 6,000 distressed oil spill sufferers in Calapan City and Pola city in Oriental Mindoro.