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News Release
December 23, 2009
Reference: Tess Pielago, coordinator, Bicol Movement for Disaster Response (BMDR)
Gloria callous to Mayon residents’ plight!
Reports of misdeclaration of relief goods in evacuation centers aired.
The Bicol Movement for Disaster Response (BMDR) scored President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her economic spokesperson Gary Olivar for being callous to the plight of Mayon residents who have been evacuated due to the volcano’s imminent eruption.
According to Tess Pielago, coordinator of BMDR, “with Gloria going to Hong Kong to have a vacation while many Albayanos are facing the lost of their lives and property she only showed her true nature and that she does not care for Albayanos or for Filipinos. She only thinks of what can extend her hold to power.
“She is not even aware that anomalies are now happening in the evacuation centers and some diseases like sore eyes have befallen the evacuees. Is it because she has no use for Albayanos in the next elections because she is just running as a representative in Pampanga?” added the relief worker.
“We have been monitoring the evacuation centers since day one and we have received reports from Legazpi City and Tabaco City evacuation centers that there are some dishonesty in the distribution of relief goods particularly of rice. Supposedly families are to receive 5 kilograms of rice each but in actuality they only get 2 ½ kgs.-3kgs. ,” she said
“This should be looked into immediately and we must ascertain where are the missing rice going. We must ensure that all the donations that come in are given to the evacuee to safeguard against unscrupulous politicians in using the disaster to their political advantage,” ended Pialago. # # #
