Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday pledged P150 million in immediate financial assistance to communities in northern Cebu devastated by a powerful earthquake earlier this week.
The funds, drawn from the Office of the President, will be distributed to Cebu Province (P50 million), Bogo City, San Remigio and Sogod (P20 million each), while Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Santa Fe, Tabogon, Tabuelan and Medellin will each receive P10 million, officials said.
Marcos visited Bogo City, near the quake’s epicenter, where he inspected collapsed homes at the SM Cares Village, a relocation site originally built for survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2014. He also toured the damaged Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish Church of St. Vicente Ferrer and a public school building that was declared unsafe.
At Cebu Provincial Hospital in Daanbantayan, where patients were being treated in tents and temporary wards, Marcos assured residents that the government would step up support. He directed agencies to intensify relief and rehabilitation efforts across affected towns.
The president was joined by several Cabinet members, including Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian, Education Secretary Sonny Angara, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco and Energy Secretary Sharon Guarin.
Marcos later presided over a situation briefing at Bogo City Hall with local leaders to coordinate recovery and relief operations.
Cebu Business News
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