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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is currently conducting its own relief operations to support the families  affected by typhoon Yolanda that ruined Tacloban City and Palo town in Leyte, as well as neighboring towns in central Philippines two weeks ago.

During the flag raising ceremony last Monday at DOST Compound in Bicutan, Taguig City, Secretary Mario G. Montejo appealed to all employees to extend assistance to the 400 families or about 2,000 people who have evacuated to the Philippine Science High School System (PSHS) Eastern Visayas Campus in Palo, Leyte. The evacuees are staying at the first and second floors of the PSHS buildings and depend solely on donations for their daily survival.

“We appeal to your kindness and generosity to adopt a family at the PSHS evacuation center,“ Sec. Montejo said.

Secretary Montejo also said that DOST would need about P1,000.00 to support for a family of five for a week. Thus, DOST targets to rise P2 million to support the families for a month.

“With 20 agencies underthe department, the goal is  to receive cash donations of about P100,000.00, more or less, from each DOST agency,” he said.

DOST will turn over cash donations this week to the DOST VII Regional Office in Cebu City where food, water, and other necessities will be bought and packed. The supplies will be immediately brought to Palo, Leyte. The relief operation is being managed by the DOST-Office of Undersecretary for Regional Operations.

“We are all witnesses to what typhoon Yolanda brought to our country, particularly its effect on our brothers and sisters in the central part of the country. We cannot leave the 2,000 evacuees behind,” he told.

DOST also hopes that assistance will also come from other sectors in the country and abroad to help  “alleviate the difficult circumstances of our colleagues and the other 2,000 other evacuees.”

Last week, DOST has donated food, water, clothes, and other supplies to DOST VIII and PSHS personnel, students and their families, including those staying in DOST VIII and PSHS campuses.

“Our regional offices coordinated efforts and the Mindanao regional offices, braving the risks on the road, brought the long awaited assistance to our colleagues and their families in Palo, Leyte,” he informed.

Written by: Allan Mauro V.Marfal   
Thursday, 21 November 2013 01:41