BISAYA GYUD’ LENDS AID TO SURIGAO CITY FIRE VICTIMS

‘BISAYA GYUD’ LENDS AID TO SURIGAO CITY FIRE VICTIMS By Doreen Marielle N. Rosales Over 300 residents of disease 2019 (COVID-19) their own way, the team Baybay Magallanes in pandemic, delivering provided food packs Washington village in grassroots information on containing rice and Surigao City who were the efforts of local and instant food products and victims of a recent fire national governments clothes to fire victims. received aid from the to address the people’s As they each Bisaya Gyud team needs during the health receive their share of through its Operation crisis whilst launching their the assistance, the Tabang. own initiatives through victims expressed their ‘Bisaya Gyud’ is a the ‘Operation Tabang’. huge thanks to the weekly public service and During the team’s team, adding that their entertainment program visit to the area, the victims generosity provided them hosted by the Presidential expressed great concern relief and hope. Communications on the challenge of On the morning of Operations Office rebuilding their lives and January 9, residents of (PCOO) Secretary finding a new home. Baybay Magallanes in Martin Andanar. Initially “Hantod karon, iniya Brgy. Washington awoke launched to help pa kami sa [pagpangita to a fire, resulting in the underprivileged Bisaya ug] kweba, asa kami destruction of houses Overseas Filipino Workers matulog [Until now, we and properties of more (OFWs), the program’s are still looking for a place than 80 households. The scope has progressed to stay permanently],” fire was allegedly caused to serving Bisaya Filipinos says resident Michael by a butane gas stove nationwide since the Coñado. left unattended. (DMNR/ onset of the coronavirus Lending help in PIA-Caraga)