President Rodrigo Duterte’s partner, Honeylet Avanceña visited Batangas to visit the affected families of Taal Volcano and she couldn’t stop her tears after seeing the condition of the people there.
Avanceña who led the distribution of relief goods to the evacuees with the help of Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) at Batangas Provincial Sports Complex.
The President’s partner expressed concern after seeing the still active Taal Volcano.
According to her, no one could stop the activity of the volcano, that’s why she urged everyone to pray.
Nung nasa chopper po kami, nakita po namin yung pag-usok ng [Taal Volcano]. Ang sabi ko ‘Panginoon, sana ihinto niyo na po ang pagputok, wag niyo na po ituloy,” said Avanceña.
“Marami akong pwedeng isumbong sa Pangulo na kaya niyang ihinto, pero ito talaga hindi niya kayang ihinto. Kahit anong gawin niya, Panginoon lang talaga ang makakasagot sa atin,” she added.
She started to become emotional as she started to talk about the condition of the children in evacuation centers.
Avanceña also mentioned that Filipinos should not celebrate the unfortunate events happening in the country, instead they should pray for their countrymen.
“Pagpasok ko sa loob [ng complex], maraming mga bata. Magi-isip ka yung problema, yung pagkain saan kayo magluluto? Di ba ilang pamilya yung [nasa] tent na ganyan, ilan yung liguan dito? Alam ko hindi niyo ‘yan problema dati, pero ngayon magiging problema,” she narrated.
“Gusto ko lang maparating sa inyo, na maski tiga-Mindanao, mapa-Bisaya man dialect mo o Tagalog, Ilonggo, Ilocano, hindi natin kailangan i-wish yung ‘Ah, buti nga dun sa Mindanao kasi umuga lupa niyo, ganyan ganyan. Pare-pareho tayong Pilipino, dasal lang po ang pwede nating [sandigan],” she added.
Avanceña said that she really wants to talk with all the families there, but she couldn’t handle the emotional stress after hearing the stories of some affected people there.
“Katuwang ninyo po kami sa dasal, yung mga relief goods at mga pagkain madali lang po, pero yung dasal, alam ko po yung bigat, dasal lang po talaga sa Panginoon,” she said.
“Lalo na po yung mga nanay, mabigat po yan, napakabigat niyan, alam ko yung mga nanay diyan sa harapan ay nagdurugo ang puso,” she added.
The President’s partner then asked the government officials to ensure that all relief goods are going to be distributed to all evacuees.
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