LEAGUE of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) has collected P2.425 million, a little short of its planned P2.85 million from all towns in Bohol, but league president and Catigbian Mayor Roberto Salinas said they are still accepting donations from towns.
Salinas statement was based on the agreement that was adopted by all of the 47 towns here.
The agreement was for each town to contribute a little by dipping from its coffers.
By now, about 41 towns of Bohol’s 47 have filled the LMP typhoon victims relief bag, part of which, the league has sent to Manila in two packets, attests the Office of the Provincial Treasurer.
The first lode, which LMP sent through Governor Erico Aumentado, was addressed to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) last October 9.
It constituted the P1,695,000 cash donation, certifies Bohol Provincial Treasurer Eustaquio Socorin.
The second cash packet was certified to have been sent to DSWD I Malacanang last October 20, the cash donation totaling P730,000.
The league through its president initiated a fund raising campaign for the relief of storm victims as Manila and its neighboring areas were still inundated by floodwaters spawned by the succeeding storms Ondoy and Pepeng.
Salinas, who was in Manila at the time when storm Ondoy lashed his fury started the move to engage league leaders to support his plan to ask town dads to contribute and help the people of Luzon.
“It was informally done and then we at the league agreed to come up with a scheme, which allows towns to put up an amount based on their municipal classifications,” Salinas confessed.
He continued, “After a day or so, we realized we could adopt a scheme that allows us to have a basis of how much a town can contribute to the pool.”
“It was never forced, and it would seem far better to contribute to help rather than be in the victims’ position and needing help,” Salinas quipped.
Contributing towns so far are: Alburquerque, Alicia, Anda, Baclayon, Balilihan, Batuan, Bilar, Buenavista, Calape, Candijay, Carmen, Catigbian, Clarin, Cortes.
Dagohoy, Danao, Dauis, Dimiao, Duero, Garcia Hernandez, Guindulman, Inabanga, Jagna, Lila, Loay, Loboc, Loon, Mabini, Maribojoc, Panglao, President Carlos P. Garcia, Pilar, Sagbayan, San Isidro, Sevilla, Sikatuna, Talibon, Trinidad, Tubigon, Ubay and Valencia. (PIA)
