TACLOBAN CITY- Three fire stations in Leyte and Samar received fire gears and medical supplies donated by the members of the Los Bomberos of the San Jose Fire Department in California, USA.
The donations of the fire equipment to the fire stations in Tanauan, Tacloban City and in Basey,Samar was made possible through the assistance of his brother-in-law, said Rep. Benedict Neil Montejo of the An Waray party-list group.
Rep. Montejo said the group of the “Los Bomberos” asked him on what possible assistance they could extend to their local colleagues hit by the typhoon.
Aside from giving the fire equipment, the group also donated corrugated sheets to the typhoon victims in Tacloban and in other towns in Leyte and Samar.
They also donated some medical supplies to the Carigara District Hospital and the Burauen District Hospital as well, Montejo said.
Rep. Montejo said that the “Los Bomberos” promised to return to Tacloban to extend more assistance. (LITO A. BAGUNAS)
