DSWD fetes 5 fallen Bulacan rescuers
Sacrificing their own lives to save others is priceless and should be held in high regard.
Daily TribuneSacrificing their own lives to save others is priceless and should be held in high regard.
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Erwin Tulfo on Friday paid his respects to the five rescuers who died while in the line of duty during the onslaught of typhoon "Karding" in San Miguel, Bulacan recently.
As instructed by President Ferdinand "Bong-Bong" Marcos Jr., Secretary Tulfo visited the wake of the rescuers to laud their heroism while conducting rescue operations.
"Sacrificing their own lives to save others is priceless and should be held in high regard," the president told Secretary Tulfo.
The fallen heroes were George Agustin, Troy Justin Agustin, Marby Bartolome, Jerson Resurrecion and Narciso Calayag Jr.
To recall, the five encountered an accident last 25 September after a wall collapsed on their boat while doing rescue mission in the flooded areas of San Miguel, Bulacan, they then went missing and after an overnight search were found lifeless by rescuers.
The secretary went to the respective memorial services of the five rescuers in Calumpit, Plaridel, and Malolos to personally hand over the department's burial and cash assistance to the bereaved families worth P25,000.00 each.
In addition, Tulfo also gave financial assistance that was extended by President Marcos.
Likewise, the families left behind by the rescuers will undergo assessment for the possible provision of livelihood assistance under the DSWD's Sustainable Livelihood Program.
The DSWD expressed its deepest sympathies and profound condolences to the families of the five fallen rescuers who served with courage and selflessness at the height of super typhoon "Karding."
