Manila LGU provides aid to fire victims

The local government of Manila has provided needed aid to residents who lost their loved ones during a recent blaze that hit Sampaloc.

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna and Vice Mayor Yul Servo were personally on hand to condole with and provide all possible assistance, including financial help, to those who unfortunately lost family members during the fire incident.

From there, Lacuna and Servo proceeded to check on another set of fire victims in Intramuros.

It was learned that each family displaced by fire received P10,000 while those whose family members died in the fire were given P20,000 each.

They also received other forms of help from the city government like hot meals, hygiene kits and other essentials.

Lacuna lamented the loss of lives in the Sampaloc fire, reiterating her appeal to all residents to do everything possible to prevent fires, especially the loss of lives.

To recall, six people — including two children — died in the fire that hit a residential building located at the corner of Laong Laan and Blumentritt Streets in Sampaloc.

A report from the Manila Bureau of Fire Protection said that three of the dead were found on the second floor while the others were found on the ground floor.

The fire began at 2:40 a.m. and reached second alarm before it was controlled at 4:24 a.m.

Meanwhile, Lacuna and Servo led the city’s single, largest distribution of food boxes as part of their “12 Days of Christmas” gift-giving this year.

A total of 24,397 boxes were given to residents of Barangay 20 and Barangay 275 in Parola, Tondo, one of the most populous areas in the city of Manila.