31/08/2026
โKASAMA NINYO AKOโ:
LAPID WADES THROUGH FLOODS TO REACH STRANDED PAMPANGA FAMILIES
MORE than 3,000 residents warmly welcomed Senator Lito Lapid during his visit to the towns of Sto. Tomas, Sta. Ana, and Arayat, Pampanga, on Monday morning, August 31, as he continued his relief operations for communities affected by severe flooding.
The visit marked the third day that Lapid personally delivered relief goods to flood-stricken areas in his home province.
Despite floodwaters reaching knee to waist level in some areas, Lapid waded through the flood to personally bring hope and assistance to affected residents.
("Nasisiyahan po ako sa mainit nilang pagsalubong sa akin, malaking bagay na makita ko sila ng personal at higit sa lahat ay mayakap at makadaupang palad sila," )
โI am grateful for the warm welcome they gave me. It means a lot to see them personally and, most importantly, to embrace them and shake their hands,โ Lapid said.
The senator said he hoped the assistance would, even in a small way, help ease the hunger and hardship of families affected by flooding brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat, in Central Luzon.
Last week, Lapid also distributed food packs to around 8,000 families whose homes remained submerged in floodwaters in the Pampanga towns of Minalin, Macabebe, Masantol, Candaba, Sasmuan and Guagua, as well as in Hagonoy and Calumpit, Bulacan.
Before the relief distribution in Arayat, residents of Barangay Suclayin also surprised Lapid by singing โHappy Birthdayโ to the senator, whom they affectionately call โSupremo.โ
Barangay Chairman Elvis Calma expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Lapid, saying the senator was the first national government official to personally visit their barangay and extend assistance to residents affected by the flooding.
In Baguio City and La Trinidad, Benguet, Lingkod Lapid team also distributed 1,000 food packs for the victims of flashflood and landslides.