At a conference held in the city on September 11 to collect opinions on central projects chaired by the Supreme People's Procuracy, Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee cum Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Phuoc Loc launched the program in support of victims of the typhoon.
The event which raised nearly VND70 million aims to respond to the support campaign for Typhoon Yagi victims of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in HCMC.
On behalf of the Party Committee, the government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Front Committee, and the people of HCMC, Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Phuoc Loc extended his sincere thanks to the officials at the conference for their contribution.
On the same day, the HCMC People's Council, People's Committee, Fatherland Front Committee, and the office of the delegation of National Assembly and HCMC People's Council deputies organized a fundraising event to help storm and flood victims.
The event was seen the presence of Chairman Phan Van Mai of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Chairman Nguyen Phuoc Loc of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, Vice Chairman Pham Thanh Kien of the municipal People's Council along with several other senior officials.
Officials offer donations to support storm victims. (Photo: SGGP)
During the initiation of the fundraising campaign, Chairman Nguyen Phuoc Loc of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in HCMC underscored the profound sense of unity and empathy present among the residents of Ho Chi Minh City. He reaffirmed the city's dedication to supporting those in need, embodying the Vietnamese principles of solidarity and concern for one another.
He urged officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers from various agencies to extend their generous support to people in the northern mountainous provinces and the Red River Delta to help these communities recover and regain stability in the aftermath of the deadly typhoon.
Aside from one day salary donation, the delegates collectively made immediate donations amounting to VND236.5 million (US$ 9,612) to support the affected ones.
Elsewhere in the city, District 5 officials initiated a campaign urging government employees and organizations to contribute to the relief efforts for victims of Super Typhoon Yagi on September 11.
