by Franklin P. Gumapon
DIPOLOG CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) - - Right after the onslaught of typhoon Sendong that left over a thousand people killed and missing in the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro more than a week ago, the city government here led by Mayor Evelyn T. Uy immediately sent a truckload of relief goods for the victims of the calamity.
Reports released this week by the City Information Office (CIO) also disclosed that well-meaning residents here donated used clothing, slippers, kitchen utensils, blankets, medicines, rice, noodles and other relief goods to be brought and distributed to the flood victims in Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro City.
It was also learned that the city government is still accepting donations for the flood victims who lost their homes to a deluge wrought by typhoon Sendong that severely hit the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro last Dec. 17.
Media outfits operating in the city like the Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) and ABS-CBN have also been accepting relief goods for the victims.
Alumni of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) who are presently working or based in Zamboanga del Norte and the twin cities of Dipolog and Dapitan have also sent cash assistance for the victims through the Association of Iligan Institute of Technology Alumni Foundation, Inc. (AIITAFI) led by Prof. Darwin J. Manubag.
MSU-IIT alumni chapters here and abroad have been tapped and mobilized to help the flood victims in Iligan.
In a related development, City Councilor Apple Marie Acaylar-Agolong of Dapitan City also disclosed that the city government of Dapitan led by Mayor Dominador G. Jalosjos Jr. would be sending relief goods for 1,000 heads of affected families in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro cities. (FPG/PIA-Zambo. Norte)