GMA Kapuso Foundation brings aid to typhoon, flood victims in Pampanga, Zambales, more
According to "24 Oras" on Friday, the Kapuso Foundation and the 701st Brigade of the Philippine Army brought relief goods and soap to over 1,800 families in Macabebe, Pampanga, with the Office of Civil Defense lending a truck to the team for the mercy mission.
"Kung magtutuloy-tuloy po 'yung ganitong sama ng panahon at ang taas ng high tide, tingin po namin magtatagal pa," said Kenneth Chase Balingit of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office of Macabebe, Pampanga.
The GMA Kapuso Foundation and the 11th Civil-Military Operations Battalion of the Civil-Military Operations Regiment also made their way to Santa Cruz, Zambales, to bring aid to a total of 500 families who had to evacuate due to the heavy rains.
Relief goods and warm porridge were also provided to farmers in Benguet who lost their crops and were affected by the landslides.
On Friday morning, GMA Kapuso Foundation brought more relief assistance to a total of 1,500 families in North and East Fairview in Quezon City, as well as 1,000 families in Dinalupihan and Hermosa, Bataan.
Relief operations for calamity victims will continue in Central Luzon, with plans to also bring aid to Pangasinan, La Union, and other parts of Pampanga and Bulacan.
Previously, the GMA Kapuso Foundation also brought aid to residents in Rizal, Bulacan, Valenzuela City, and Quezon City.
For those who wish to support GMA Kapuso Foundation's projects, donations may be made via Metrobank, Land Bank, BDO, Bank of Commerce, UnionBank, PNB, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Lazada, and Shopee. Visit the GMA Kapuso Foundation website for more information.
At the pre-GMA Gala 2025 on Thursday, GMA Network donated a total of P2.5 million to the GMA Kapuso Foundation.
According to GMA Kapuso Foundation Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Rikki Escudero-Catibog, the foundation will utilize the funds raised at the pre-gala dinner and the gala night itself on August 2 for relief operations to help those who have been affected by the typhoons and the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat).
Heavy rains have battered different parts of the country for more than a week now due to Tropical Cyclones Crising, Dante, Emong, and the Habagat.
The reported death toll due to the inclement weather has increased to 25, per the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Friday morning.
Emong, which has weakened into a tropical storm on Friday, continues to move away from Batanes, according to state weather bureau PAGASA in its 7 p.m. bulletin.
Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over three areas, namely Batanes, babuyan Islands, and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana).
Emong is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Saturday mrning.
—CDC, GMA Integrated News
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