Mark Villar mobilizes rapid relief operations for ‘habagat’-affected families

METRO MANILA and Luzon experienced continuous torrential rainfall due to strengthened habagat (southwest monsoon) and typhoons. The unending rain caused flash floods and landslides that displaced thousands of families and destroyed millions worth of hard-earned resources and properties.

HELPING CITIZENS Sen. Mark Villar helps citizens that have been forced to flee their homes and possessions because of the rising waters and the flooding. PHOTO FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR MARK VILLAR

“It has been saddening and heart-wrenching to see our countrymen affected by the continuous rainfall. Many of them have been forced to flee their homes and possessions because of the rising waters and the flooding,” Sen. Mark Villar said in Filipino.

OFFERING RELIEF Sen. Mark Villar says he and his office are ready to offer relief and assistance to all those in need, particularly those that have been affected by the flooding due to the southwest monsoon and typhoons. PHOTO FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR MARK VILLAR

With thousands of families seeking refuge in evacuation centers and braving the floods in their homes, Senator Mark Villar saw to it that rapid relief operations were given to the affected families in order to, at least, provide them with their daily needs and essentials.

“We wanted to extend our help to the numerous families and Filipinos affected here in Metro Manila and in the surrounding provinces,” Senator Villar added in the national language.

PARTNERING WITH DSWD In partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the office of Sen. Mark Villar, led on the ground by the public official himself, hands out relief goods to evacuees from flooded areas in Metro Manila and some provinces in Luzon. PHOTO FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR MARK VILLAR

During his relief operations, he was able to reach thousands of Filipinos and provide them with basic needs such as rice, canned goods, water and noodles.

“All week while the rain was pouring, we continuously helped and served all those that were severely affected, hailing from Metro Manila cities such as Manila, Las Piñas and Marikina all the way to nearby provinces such as Rizal, Bulacan and Laguna. We are also thankful to the Department of Social Welfare and Development that was our partner in handing out assistance,” Villar continued in his mother tongue.

The senator deemed that, in times of need and natural disasters, public servants were called to show up and help all their fellow Filipinos that were in need of assistance. He underscored that as a policymaker, he would ensure that he crafted legislation that would address the intensity and level of flooding experienced in Metro Manila and in some provinces of Luzon.

“As a public servant, we and our office are very ready to offer relief and assistance to all those in need. The public can also rely on us in the 20th Congress to create laws and actions that would solve the problem of flooding,” Villar concluded in the vernacular.