Maslog mayor fears hunger in his town

By PIA Eastern Samar
January 17, 2011

BORONGAN, Eastern Samar  –  Septemo Santiago, Maslog town mayor fears hunger will occur in Maslog after the relief goods are consumed.

In a phone interview, today, the mayor said that the ricefields of Maslog have been totally submerged in flood waters.

“My people can not even go to their farms due to this incessant rain,” Santiago told PIA.

However, the mayor is grateful that many entities have relayed relief packs to the people. “Yesterday, GMA foundation was here, they distributed some 150 relief packs,” the mayor was grateful. “DSWD Region also gave us relief goods, this is on top of the P1 million worth of relief goods that the LGU has procured.”

The mayor shared that the water has sunk down to the river but his people have not returned to their residences yet for fear of the same occurrence as rains continue to pour in torrents until today.

These people constructed makeshift houses made of canvass, materials from coco trees and others indigenous materials just to have roofs over their heads.

Although the mayor is not alarmed at the health of his strong bodied constituents, still he is concerned that some cases of influenza, respiratory problems and diarrhea have been observed.