BOC, OCD donate truckloads of frozen goods to Pangasinan
Office of the Civil Defense Region 1 has turned over truckloads of frozen goods to the Provincial Government of Pangasinan on June 11.
Governor Amado I. Espino III, along with Provincial Administrator Nimrod S. Camba, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (PDRRMO) Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro and Provincial Social Welfare Development Officer (PSWDO) Emilio P. Samson, Jr., received the donations from OCD Regional Director Eugene Cabrera at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) Complex.
A total of 4,500 boxes of frozen goods, like mackerel, bonito and squid among others was given to the province. Each box contains 10 kilos of the said frozen goods.
It was noted that the truckloads of donation were earlier handed over to OCD by the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
Governor Espino thanked the OCD and the BOC for extending help to the province of Pangasinan during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Samson disclosed that the frozen good will be distributed to the 48 cities and municipalities of the province including the city of Dagupan.
Samson added that cities and municipalities with bigger populations will receive 70 boxes each while the rest will receive 40 boxes each.
Among the cities and municipalities which received 70 boxes of frozen goods on the same day were Calasiao, Lingayen and Bugallon. Likewise, Urdaneta City, San Carlos, Malasiqui, Bayambang, Mangatarem, Alaminos City and Umingan will also receive 70 boxes.
It was also noted that portions of the donation will be handed over to the 14 government hospitals of the provincial government and other frontliners of the province.
/Shiella Mae C. De Guzman (Photos by Romulus Gutierrez III)
