On November 28, the city government of Manila provided financial assistance to victims of the November 24 fire in Isla Puting Bato. Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan, Vice Mayor Yul Servo Nieto, and District 1 councilors distributed Php 10, 000 each to the 2, 114 affected families.
Re Fugoso, Officer-in-Charge of the Manila Department of Social Welfare, said additional support, including temporary shelter, hot meals, clothing, and hygiene kits, was also provided.
During a city council session last Tuesday, which was attended by 21 out of Manila’s 38 councilors, the city council approved the proposed resolutions that sought to declare portions of District 1 in Tondo and District 4 in Sampaloc as “calamity areas.”
Among the declared “calamity areas” is a “portion of Barangay 20, Zone 2 in District 1” that covers Isla Puting Bato. The city council also approved the resolution filed by District 3 Councilor Ernesto Isip Jr., the city council’s majority floor leader, which sought to declare a state of calamity in Isla Puting Bato.