SULU – Acting Governor Toto Tan distributed financial aid Tuesday to some 200 villagers whose houses were either destroyed or damaged following heavy rains the past days.
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| Acting Governor Toto Tan poses with government officials during the distribution of cash aid to the flood victims in Jolo town in Sulu province. (Jaques Tutong - Office of the Vice Governor) |
Many areas in the capital town of Jolo were flooded. Those who received the aid are residents of Bus-Bus, Takut-Takut and Tulay.
Tan, accompanied by Jolo town Vice Mayor Ezzeddin Tan and other
municipal officials, distributed the aid at the Sulu Multi-Purpose Gymnasium in
Patikul town. The aid was part of the assistance of the provincial government.
On Monday, Jolo Mayor Kerkhar Tan also distributed relief packs
to the victims of flash floods in the villages.
Weather experts said the heavy rains were caused by the Low
Pressure Area and Intertropical Convergence Zone which also affected a large
area in Mindanao.
Flooding in Jolo has been a perennial problem during the rainy
season and the Ministry of Public Works and Highways in the Muslim autonomous
region has not provided solutions to the predicament of the locals. (Mindanao Examiner)
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