20,000 individuals affected by floods in Maguindanao del Sur get aid from GMA Kapuso Foundation
According to "24 Oras" Wednesday, among the beneficiaries of the foundation's Operation Bayanihan project is Kepbo Masulot from Datu Piang. The municipality had declared a state of calamity due to the rains.
Kepbo only earns P250 a day ferrying passengers on a boat, but the rains have caused the river to overflow.
"Namatay 'yung palayan namin, nakuha ng baha, so wala na. Wala na kaming hanap-buhay kundi 'yan, minsan, may bangka na para sa pasahero kung walang pasahero, 'di wala na," she said.
"Ang hirap din na sa ngayon mapuntahan dahil talagang lubog sa tubig 'yung mga daanan ang pagpunta dun sa barangay," Lieutenant Colonel Udgie C. Villan, 33rd Infantry Battalion commanding officer in the Philippine Army's 6th Infantry Division, also said.
"Malaking bagay ito sa kanila dahil naramdaman nila na may nakapag-alala sa kanila," he added.
The GMA Kapuso Foundation was able to distribute food packs to 20,000 affected residents from Sultan sa Barongis, Mamasapano, Datu Piang, and Datu Abdullah Sangki.
"Kami po at ang buong komunidad ng Datu Piang ay nagpapasalamat sa GMA Kapsuo Foundation, lalong-lalo na po kay ma'am Mel Tiangco, kayo po 'yung nagbibigay parati ng unang tulong sa amin po sa Datu Piang," said Suhara Sapalon, department head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Datu Piang.
For those who wish to support GMA Kapuso Foundation's projects, donations may be made via Metrobank, Land Bank, BDO, Bank of Commerce, UnionBank, PNB, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Lazada, and Shopee. Visit the GMA Kapuso Foundation website for more information.
—CDC, GMA Integrated News
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