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Heart Evangelista leads senate spouses' distribution of relief goods in Marikina

Senate Spouses Foundation Inc. (SSFI) President Heart Evangelista led the distribution of relief goods for the 2,000 evacuees in Marikina.

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Senate Spouses Foundation Inc. (SSFI) President Heart Evangelista led the distribution of relief goods for 2,000 evacuees in Marikina following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina.</p><p>The actress arrived at the Sto. Niño Elementary School in the city to help in the distribution on Friday, July 26.</p><p>&quot;Teamwork, one heart...these are the fuel that allow individuals to attain common goals,&quot; Heart wrote on social media, documenting SSFI&#x27;s relief good operations in Marikina.</p><p>She went on: &quot;The outpouring of generosity and solidarity with partners, donors and individual volunteers to prepare family packs for victims of Typhoon Carina has been overwhelming.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C94A0Mhy6-w/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A2435260.299999997%2C%22ls%22%3A19082.09999999404%2C%22le%22%3A19492.59999999404%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>The style icon relayed that despite the limited manpower, SSFI was able to extend a hand to over 2,000 people.</p><p>&quot;The SSFI team was able to consolidate overnight resources and very limited manpower to immediately reach more than 2000 individuals housed at the Sto. Niño Elementary School in Marikina today,&quot; she relayed.</p><p>Together with her SSFI fellows Kat Pimentel, Nancy dela Rosa, and Em Aglipay, they were able to distribute food packs, vitamins, sleeping kits, hygiene kits, and cleaning kits to get the typhoon victims started in cleaning their typhoon-ravaged homes.</p><p>&quot;My other SSFI fellows who are also in the midst of their individual relief operations sent food, water, and rice to add to our care packs,&quot; Heart shared.</p><p>She expressed her gratitude to everyone who made the relief operation possible.</p><p>&quot;Thank you Kat Pimentel for being at the forefront of this effort, to all of you who made all these things possible, our deepest gratitude. Truly, results are always done by a team of people, never by one person alone,&quot; she stated.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/6/heart-evangelista-says-ssfi-schedule-of-activities-already-full-for-the-year-1018" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Heart Evangelista says SSFI schedule of activities already full for the year</strong></a></div><p>Heart took her oath as the new president of the SSFI on June 5 following the appointment of her husband Chiz Escudero as senate president.</p><p>&quot;I am so honored to stand before everyone of you today as the new President of the Senate Spouses Foundation Inc. As I stand side by side with these men and women - my fellow spouses and officials who were involved in SSFI long before me, I could not help but be grateful for welcoming and supporting me in this challenging journey ahead,&quot; she posted on social media after her oath-taking.</p><p>Heart continued: &quot;As I have said during our very first meeting, l am ready to honor the challenge of working together to find ways to uplift our people and our communities.♥️&quot;</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-9" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C70xJU0SeTf/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A9%2C%22os%22%3A2435971.5%2C%22ls%22%3A19082.09999999404%2C%22le%22%3A19492.59999999404%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-9" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>As per the Metro Manila Council, Marikina was one of the areas in the National Capital Region that was hit the hardest by the onslaught of the Super Typhoon Carina combined with the habagat.</p><p>&quot;The Camanava area was really hit the hardest, Mr. President. Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, and of course Marikina,&quot; MMC Chairman and San Juan Mayor Francis  Zamora told President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at a briefing in Malacanang Palace on Thursday, July 25 as reported by <em>Inquirer.</em></p><p>Metro Manila was declared under a state of calamity following the massive flooding in different cities in the region.</p><p>According to the Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, a state of calamity is declared when &quot;a condition involving mass casualty and/or major damage to property, disruption of means of livelihood, roads, and normal way of life of people in the affected areas, as a result of the occurrence of natural or human-induced hazard.&quot;</p><p>This enables the release of emergency funds for 16 cities and one municipality in Metro Manila and authorizes the implementation of price controls in the region.</p>

<p>Senate Spouses Foundation Inc. (SSFI) President Heart Evangelista led the distribution of relief goods for the 2,000 evacuees in Marikina. </p>

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Heart Evangelista leads senate spouses’ distribution of relief goods in Marikina

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