By Alpine L. Killa-Malwagay
BONTOC, Mountain Province – The local government here is set to disburse more donated funds to victims of the recent fire here which razed numerous buildings and residence s here at Poblacion recently.
The Bontoc local government initially disbursed P7,812,000 from the collected cash donations to fire victims on May 10 at the Bontoc Municipal Capitol.
During the distribution of cash donations, municipal officials explained that the Bontoc LGU had targeted to disburse P8.3 Million for the first release. However, a number of the victims have yet to comply with the necessary documentary requirements.
It was explained that the recipients will receive varying amounts because of the different assessed value of damages, based on the guidelines approved by the Sangguniang Bayan of Bontoc.
Per the record from the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), the beneficiaries covered under the first release include 27 owners of totally damaged houses/buildings, 13 owners of partially damaged buildings, 29 owners of affected businesses, 12 owners of vehicles engulfed by the fire, 14 family tenants, 15 individual tenants, and 48 stay-in workers.
Owners of totally damaged structures received P180, 000 while the owners of partially damaged buildings received varying amounts based on the assessed value of damages.
Business owners received P50,000 each; P30, 000 for the four-wheel; and P15,000 each for three-wheel and two-wheel type of vehicles.
For tenants, P30, 000 was given per family and P8, 000 for individual tenants. For stay-in workers, they received P5, 000 each.
Bontoc Mayor Jerome “Chagsen” Tudlong expressed his profound gratitude and emphasized the spirit of Og-ogfo or Binnadang in helping the fire victims get back on their feet.
He assured transparency in all the donations that Bontoc LGU continues to receive for the fire victims.
As of May 11, 2023, a total of P11.11 million has been collected in donations including the first disbursed amount.
Meanwhile, the Bontoc LGU is still accepting cash donations which will soon be distributed to the fire victims along with the remaining funds.
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