Operation Damayan is set to conduct a relief drive for Taal evacuees in Batangas early next week. Metrobank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Metrobank Group, also pitched in P300,000 for the fund drive. STAR president and CEO Miguel Belmonte personally thanked Ayala Corp. and Metrobank Foundation for their gestures, adding that their contributions would go a long way in helping beneficiaries in dire need of immediate assistance. With the new donations, including P100,000 from reader Bienvenido Libunao and P10,000 from Esperanza Pajaron Reyes, the Damayan fund drive now totals P3.075 million. As of DOST-PHIVOLCS’s 8 a.m. update yesterday, Taal Volcano remained on Alert Level 4.

Source: Philippine Star January 15, 2020 15:56 UTC