Pagcor Chief of Staff Alberto Regino, Jr. (3 rd from left) hands Tapaz Municipal Mayor Roberto Palomar (2 nd from right) the mock check representing the agency’s P50 million donation for the construction of a Multi-Purpose Evacuation Center in Barangay Carida. Also in photo are (from left) Casino Filipino Bacolod Acting Branch Manager Jose Marciano Bautista, Pagcor AVP for Community Relations and Services Ramon Stephen Villaflor and Tapaz Municipal Vice Mayor Ma. Fe Gardose.
WITH its picturesque charm, no one would think that this first-class town in Western Visayas is often visited by violent weather disturbances that leave most of its residents scrambling for help without a safe and comfortable place to stay.