Two lady solons took to Facebook to express their heartfelt appreciation to House Speaker Martin Romualdez for initiating a relief drive for the victims of severe tropical storm (STS) “Paeng”.

Maguindanao and Cotabato City 1st district Rep. Bai Dimple Mastura (left) and Laguna 1st district Rep. Ma. Rene Ann Lourdes Matibag

Thanking Romualdez on social media were Maguindanao and Cotabato City 1st district Rep. Bai Dimple Mastura and Laguna 1st district Rep. Ma. Rene Ann Lourdes Matibag.

“ALHAMDULILLAH! For having a generous & kind hearted House Speaker Martin Romualde,” Mastura wrote in a Facebook post.

“Lubos ang aming pasasalamat sa kabutihang loob ni House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez at sa TINGOG Party List Representatives Yedda Romualdez & Jude Avorque Acidre para sa kanilang agaran at mabilisang pagtugon sa pangangailangan ng mga residenteng nasalanta ni Bagyong Paeng (We give much thanks to the kind-heartedness of House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and to TINGOG Party List Representatives Yedda Romualdez & Jude Avorque Acidre for their immediate and quick response to the needs of STS Paeng’s victims),” she added.

Matibag, in a separate post, highlighted the continuing effort of the House leadership in collecting donations that would be used to address the needs of the families affected by Paeng’s onslaught.

“Bagama’t walang calamity fund tulad ng executive branch ang tanggapan ng inyong Kinatawan dahil kami sa Kongreso ay nakatutok sa legislative function, pinagtrabahuhan ni Speaker Romualdez ang makakalap ng mga donasyon na kanya namang ibinahagi sa mga congresista na nangangailangan ng relief goods para sa kanilang nasasakupan (Since this office doesn’t have calamity funds like the executive branch as we in Congress are focused on our legislative function, Speaker Romualdez worked hard to collect donations, which he distributed to congressmen who were looking to provide their constituents with relief goods),” said Matibag.

“Isa na po ang unang distrito ng Laguna sa lubhang nasalanta ng Bagyong Paeng kaya naman malaki ang pasasalamat ko kay Speaker Romualdez sa kanyang pagpaparating ng tulong sa ating bayan (The first district of Laguna was among those severely affected by STS Paeng that’s why I give big thanks to Speaker Romualdez for delivering aid to our district),” she further said.

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Romualdez, for this part, replied to his colleagues’ Facebook posts in their respective comments sections.

“Karangalan po natin na maging instrumento upang maipahatid ang tulong sa ating mga kababayan sa inyong distrito na naapektuhan ng bagyong Paeng (It’s our honor to serve as an instrument in providing assistance to our countrymen in your district who were affected by STS Paeng),” said Romualdez, who represents Leyte’s 1st district in Congress.

Over 40 House members have been assisted by the speaker’s office when it comes to the distribution of relief goods.


Source: Manila Bulletin (https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/03/romualdez-gets-heartfelt-thanks-from-these-two-lady-solons-amid-relief-drive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romualdez-gets-heartfelt-thanks-from-these-two-lady-solons-amid-relief-drive)