Volunteers pack and load the donated items at the basement of Palma Hall. |
The donations were delivered to the host families in Alfonso for repacking and distribution. |
These households are hosting 7 to 15 families– mostly from As-is, Laurel and the town of Agoncillo. The host families are each marked with a yellow icon in the map below (location plotted on Google Map). As the map suggests, the houses of the host families are also situated at a high-risk distance from Taal volcano.
Map of host families marked with a yellow icon. Data plotted on Google Maps. |
The second batch of donations consisting of food supplies, water, and clothes were planned to be distributed to affected families that are temporarily sheltered by their hosts in the southern barangays of Alfonso – areas that are closest to the locked-down towns of Laurel, Talisay, and Agoncillo.
A resident of Alfonso with an elderly evacuee he is hosting talks to a volunteer. --------------------------------------------- |
The department is still accepting donations. The following items are urgently needed:
- sweaters and jackets
- medicine (especially cough syrup for children, Paracetamol , antihistamine for allergies, painkillers such as Ibuprofen or Mefenamic Acid)
- beddings, blankets, pillows, banig
- toiletries, especially toothpaste and soap
- diapers for 3-4 y.o. children
- battery-operated flashlights
- canned goods
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