Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. Vice President for Community Relations and Services Ramon Stephen Villaflor and Pampanga Fourth District Rep. Juan Pablo Bondoc together with representatives from the state gaming regulatory board and the local government of Candaba during the turnover of the first tranche of multipurpose evacuation center-funding for the Pampanga town
Often, during rainy season, residents of Candaba, Pampanga, particularly those from Barangay San Agustin, are temporarily housed in the municipality's trade center, which serves as a makeshift evacuation center for locals.
The constant fear during such times is the possibility that small children might be swept away by raging flood since the place is a catch basin of floodwater from nearby communities during typhoons. Many have used bamboo stilts to elevate their wooden houses to avoid being inundated, and they have small bancas too, which they use whenever they need to evacuate.