Thousands of elderly benefits party list’s reading glass gifts

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 30 (PNA) - Thousands of senior citizens in Leyte and Samar provinces have received free reading glasses as Christmas gifts from the An Waray Partylist.

The initiative, dubbed as Project Linaw: Lamrag han Kapaskuhan (project for a brighter Christmas), has already provided free reading glasses to 3,000 beneficiaries from the northern villages, Sagkahan district and San Jose district in this city.

In the nearby Palo town, at least 3,000 were also given free reading glasses from the villages of Baras, San Joaquin, and Guindapunan.

In Ormoc City, the project has benefited 2,500 people from the villages of Nadongholan, Linao, and Bagong Buhay.

The project started in December 20 and concluded on Wednesday. The first batch of recipients is 900 senior citizens in Calubian, Leyte.

The Christmas gift also reached the homes of thousands elderly in Jinamoc and San Antonio villages in Basey, Samar.

“The project seeks to make Christmas of recipients brighter through a clearer vision with the help of reading glasses,” said An Waray Partylist Rep. Victoria Noel. (PNA)
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