The CPBC Response through the COVID-19 Pandemic Financial Support for Asian Crisis Response
With financial support from CREST - RM 13,029.42, the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC) through its Development Ministries was able to provide food packs to 300 poor families in 3 villages in Iloilo City: Sto. Rosario-Duran, Veterans Village, Sambag/Jaro and in Buray, Municipality of Oton that is outside of Iloilo City. They are provided with 5kilos rice, 2cans sardines, 1 small pack miswa, and ½ kilo dried fish. This assistance helped with the food needs of the family during the ECQ and they are so thankful to CREST.
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Packing at the CPBC national office with Rev. Samuel Talha, CPBC President and Ms Henna Caipang, Director of Development Ministries |
Villages and no. of families provided with food packs and dates of distribution:
- Sto. Rosario-Duran, Iloilo City – 50 families – May 26, 2020
- Veterans Village, Iloilo City – 50 families – May 27, 2020
- Sambag/Jaro, Iloilo City – 100 families – May 21 & May 29, 2020
- Buray, Municipallity of Oton, Iloilo – 100 families – May 25, 2020
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Distribution of food packs in Barangay Veterans Village, an urban poor community |
Finance Report
30 sacks of rice @ P2,400 per sack | Php 72,000 |
12 boxes of sardines @ P1,900 per box | Php 22,800 |
600 pcs (400g) miswa @ P44.00 per pack | Php 26,400 |
150 kilo of dried fish @ P170.00 per kilo | Php 25,550 |
Php 146,750 | |