The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the 16 cities of the National Capital Region have already agreed to adopt areas in the Visayas devastated by super typhoon “Yolanda” last week.
According to MMDA Metro Manila Mayors can help restore law and order in Visayas affected by the typhoon through their adopt-a-LGU (Local Government Unit) scheme.
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino was quoted as saying, “What these badly damaged LGUs need is governance. It may be because even local officials were affected by the calamity, or they were just simply overwhelmed by the magnitude of the disaster. It is time that we in Metro Manila come in and help them run their localities,” Tolentino said.
The scheme was already approved and agreed upon by the MMDA and Metro Manila Mayors last week, under the scheme, each Metro Manila LGU would adopt at least two or more worst-hit localities and help them in the post-recovery operations.
Here’s the Official List of Metro Manila Cities and their Adopted LGU’s:
- Quezon City – Palampon, Tolosa, and Sante Fe in Leyte
- Pasig City- Mayorga, Palo, Barotac Viejo, Barotac Nuevo, and Dumangas in Iloilo
- Mandaluyong City – Isabel and Tanauan in Leyte
- Marikina City – Hernani and Lorente in Eastern Samar
- San Juan – Ormoc City and Albuera in Leyte
- Taguig City – General MacArthur, Guiuan, Salcedo, Mercedes and Quinapondan in Eastern Samar
- Las Pinas City – Julita and Dulag in Leyte
- Caloocan City – Abayog, MacArthur, and La Paz in Leyte
- Malabon City – Bogo, Cebu
- Navotas City – Lawaan and Giporlos in Eastern Samar
- Valenzuela City – Basey and Marabut in Western Samar
- Paranaque City – Maydolong and Balanginga in Eastern Samar
- Pasay City – Barauen, Tabon-Tabon, and Dagami in Leyte
- Muntinlipa City – Alang-Alang and Jaro in Leyte
- Manila – Balangkayan and Taft in Eastern Samar
- Makati City – Carigara, Leyte
- The MMDA – Coron, Palawan and Sulat, Eastern Samar.
