Senator Lito Lapid will seek the help of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to find a permanent solution to the problem of severe flooding in Pampanga province.
“Hindi lang dito sa Pampanga halos buong Pilipinas, halos nationwide itong kalamidad natin. Sana huwag silang mag-alala, nandyan ang mga local official natin, nandyan ang ating mahal na Pangulo, hindi kayo pababayaan,” Lapid said.
“Kailangan ‘wag nating pabayaan ang mga kasama natin.”
“Kami, kaming mga Senador, ako mismo at isasama ko na ang mga Senador na kasama ko, lahat ng local official, kailangan ‘wag nating pabayaan ang mga kasama natin. Kailangan tulong-tulong at magkaisa tayo,” the veteran legislator added.
The seasoned lawmaker said he and Governor Lilia Pineda, Vice-Governor Delta Pineda and Congressman Ana York Bondoc expressed belief that an effective solution to flooding is the “dredging” and “desilting” of rivers connecting Pampanga, Bulacan, and Tarlac.
The senator sympathized with countrymen suffering because of frequent flooding problems.
This coincides with his personal visit and delivery of aid to affected residents in five towns in Pampanga recently. These are the towns of Sasmuan, Minalin, Sto. Tomas, Macabebe, and Masantol, which are still submerged in floodwaters due to the Habagat and two consecutive typhoons that hit the country.
Lapid, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), provided food packs to 4,000 families.
“For now, food is the primary need of the victims of the typhoon and southwest monsoon in Pampanga.”
“For now, food is the primary need of the victims of the typhoon and southwest monsoon in Pampanga,” he pointed out.
Lapid added that flooding in Pampanga is a major problem for decades because it serves as the “catch basin” for water from neighboring provinces.
He was the governor of Pampanga from 1995 to 2004.
