Beatrice Gomez, family help distribute relief goods for typhoon Odette victims in Cebu
Beatrice Luigi Gomez (Image: Instagram/@beatriceluigigmz)
Miss Universe Philippines Beatrice Luigi Gomez and her family have joined relief efforts for typhoon Odette victims in far-flung areas of Cebu.
The beauty queen, her mother Ping and her sister Louise packed and distributed 300 sets of relief goods for residents of Compostela, Cebu, as shown on Gomez’s Instagram page yesterday, Jan. 4.
“We’ve finally reached the far-flung areas of Compostela, Cebu that have been badly affected by Typhoon Odette, especially the ones that did not receive any assistance due to the difficulty of accessing their areas,” she said.
Gomez added that they participated in the relief efforts to celebrate her lola Yaga’s birth anniversary. They were also joined by their family’s dogs, Chabbie and Choco.
“I managed to celebrate my late Lola Yaga’s birth anniversary yesterday by packing and distributing 300 packs of relief goods with the help of Sir Jessie, Mama Ping, Ate Louise together with our little furry assistants Chabbie and Choco,” she told fans.
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Gomez’s family was among those affected by supertyphoon Odette in Cebu. The apartment building they are residing in was badly damaged after the typhoon ravaged various areas in the Visayas and Mindanao last December.
The death toll related to typhoon Odette has risen to 407 as of Jan. 1, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Meanwhile, 82 individuals are still missing and 1,147 were injured. /ra
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