DoT appeals to travel trade sector for help

The Department of Tourism-Region III sounded an appeal to the members of the travel trade sector in Pampanga to start a relief operation campaign to help thousands of victims of the recent typhoon Ondoy in Zambales. Those who volunteered were the Pampanga Agents Travel Society led by its president Danny Cerdena, Alliance of Travel and Tour Agencies of Pampanga led by its president Belen Guzman, and the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Pampanga led by its president Marco Nepomuceno.

Regional Director Ronaldo Tiotuico said that these associations made headway in gathering more than P300,000 worth of cash and goods from their members in a matter of one week including donations from homeowners of Sta. Maria Village Association in Balibago, Angeles City.

The first to respond to the call was the president of Pentravel and Tours, Ms. Josefina Villanueva, who generously parted ways with her P100,000 hard-earned cash, the travel agencies association donated another P100,000 in membership dues, plus goods and clothing materials to boot.

Some 20 members of these organizations were on hand October 4, Sunday, to pack all the more than 2,000 bags of goodies. The wing commander of 600th Air base Wing in Clark, B/Gen Francisco Cruz also helped in transporting the goods to Zambales.

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