More than a thousand residents of the municipality of Hinoba-an in Negros Occidental, who were affected by super typhoon “Odette,” received food packs, solar power kits, plastic buckets, and corrugated and plain GI sheets, through the provincial government’s relief operations in the towns of southern Negros dubbed “Rebuild and Restore.”.

The recipients were from barangays Sangke, Culipapa, Daug, Bulwangan, Asia, Alim, Pook, 1 Poblacion, 2 Poblacion, San Rafael, Bacuyangan, Talacagay, and Damutan.

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the distribution of the assistance and building materials in different venues in the town last Wednesday, January 19.

The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist also distributed assorted high value crops and vegetable seeds.

After the event, Lacson also inspected the ongoing construction of the new provincial government-owned hospital in the said town.

The provincial government is constructing Eleuterio T. Decena Memorial Hospital in a new site to accommodate more patients and improve public health service./WDJ