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Relief operations held for TD Agaton victims
AS PART of the community service component of the CARES-A-LOT strategic plan, the PICE Iloilo Chapter organized relief operations for the victims of Tropical Depression Agaton on April 22, 2022.
About 600 relief packs for affected families in Brgy. Tuburan, Pototan, Iloilo.
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Officers led by current president, Engr. Mary Earl Daryl A. Grio, turned over the relief packs which included food and non-food essentials to affected families.
According to the Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, about 75,000 individuals from 21,000 familes were affected in the Province of Iloilo alone.
The state of calamity was declared in the municipality of Pototan, 2,234 individuals from 508 families were affected.
Most of TD Agaton damages were concentrated in the Visayas region, where the storm lingered for most of its lifespan.
Persistent heavy rains, flash flooding, and strong winds led to widespread floods and landslides.
The CARES-A-LOT strategic plan is the core guidance of the direction of PICE Iloilo Chapter to ensure that civil engineering professionals in Iloilo are on top of their role in nation-building. (RCM/PICE Iloilo)
