FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVACUATION HUB. Former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez of Leyte’s 1st District, Tingog Party-list, and Mayor Norman Sabdao of San Miguel, Leyte
spearhead the establishment of a family-friendly evacuation center in San Miguel, Leyte, designed to ensure safety, dignity, and comfort for evacuees. The facility, which features family rooms, a breastfeeding area, clean restrooms, and accessible spaces for senior citizens, PWDs, and children, currently shelters 549 families or about 2,072 individuals affected by heavy rains. The project reflects the continuing partnership of Romualdez, Tingog, and the San Miguel local government in building resilient, people-centered and dignified disaster facilities.
Courtesy of Tingog Party-list
THE Offices of former Speaker and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre on Tuesday led an expanded relief efforts for families in Baybay City in Leyte and Silago, Southern Leyte, two of the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Tino, which battered Eastern Visayas.
Acidre said Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez ordered the expansion of relief operations after reports from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) showed that both Baybay City and Silago suffered severe damage from strong winds and heavy rains.
Romualdez said this prompted them the immediate inclusion of these areas in the distribution of food assistance.
“The people of Baybay and Silago have always shown resilience in the face of calamities. We want to make sure they get the immediate support they need to recover and rebuild after the storm,” Romualdez said.
Acidre said a total of 3,750 kilograms of rice, 30 boxes of noodles, 10 boxes of biscuits, 10 boxes of coffee, 20 boxes of bottled water, and 30 boxes of canned goods were dispatched to Baybay City.
Meanwhile, Acidre said Silago received 2,500 kilograms of rice, 20 boxes of noodles, 10 boxes of biscuits, 10 boxes of coffee, 20 boxes of bottled water, and 20 boxes of canned goods.
“These relief goods are not just supplies—they represent our commitment to be there for every family affected by the typhoon,” Acidre said. “We want our kababayans to know that they are not alone in this recovery.”
Acidre said Tingog Party-list, together with Romualdez and local government units, continues to coordinate logistics for the next wave of assistance.
“Our priority is to reach the farthest communities and make sure help arrives where it is most needed,” Acidre added.
The House leader from Tingog expressed appreciation to volunteers and local officials who helped in the packing and distribution of goods, noting that relief operations are part of Tingog’s continuing commitment to serve Eastern Visayas communities affected by natural disasters.
On Monday night, Romualdez announced that Tingog Party-list and his office had prepositioned rice and essential relief goods across Tacloban City and seven municipalities in Leyte to ensure immediate support for families who may be affected by Typhoon Tino.
Romualdez said Tingog personnel and volunteers delivered initial stocks to Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa, Sta. Fe, Alang-alang, San Miguel, and Babatngon as part of the group’s preparedness efforts.
He emphasized that “preparedness remains a top priority to protect vulnerable communities, especially in coastal and low-lying barangays.”
Tingog said each municipality will receive noodles, sardines, biscuits, coffee, Energen, and rice to the towns of Palo, Tanauan, Alang-alang, Tolosa, Sta. Fe, San Miguel, and Babatngon.
The group said the relief effort is part of a broader preparedness initiative, with a total of 15,000 kilograms of rice already prepositioned for deployment should the situation escalate.
Relief supplies prepared also include 110 boxes of noodles, 80 boxes of sardines, 20 boxes of Energen, 25 boxes of biscuits, and 80 boxes of coffee.
The team also distributed hot meals to evacuees who arrived at various evacuation centers in Tacloban City on Monday afternoon as part of its ongoing relief and readiness operations.
The food distribution aims to provide comfort and sustenance to families seeking temporary shelter due to bad weather, Tingog said.
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