The Office of the Vice President (OVP) went to the Municipality of La Castellana, Negros Occidental, to deliver aid to evacuees affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon, Thursday, according to a press release.
More than 600 relief boxes were distributed by OVP to evacuees who came from five barangays under the municipality of La Castellana.
The relief box contains mosquito nets, hygiene and dental kits, slippers, masks and disinfectant alcohol.
Apart from the relief box, the OVP also provided drinking water for the evacuees.
Under the leadership of the Panay and Negros Islands Satellite Office and with the help of the Municipality of La Castellana LGU, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Coastguard, Philippine Airforce, and Department of Social Welfare and Development, the aid was safely distributed to the evacuees.*
