Flood-prone Marikina City, where the Marikina River plunged the city and its environs with days-long floods during Tropical Storm Ondoy, is now on the brink of seeing a repeat of this calamitous floods and already, SM supermall in Marikina was among the first to open its doors to flood victims and city motorists whose cars are offered free and safe parking.
In a public service advisory on Facebook, SM City Marikina said malls would be open to all those seeking temporary shelter from the heavy rainfall and flooding. All overnight parking charges will be waived July 24.
“Free wi-fi, charging stations and a help desk are ready to serve everyone,” it continued.
The mall said it is ready to serve all customers for their essential needs. Mall hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Other SM City malls in Metro Manila that issued similar public service advisories on FB were: SM City Baguio, San Mateo, SM North EDSA, SM City Marilao, Fairview, Clark, Olongapo, Bacoor, Rosales, Bataan, Pampanga, San Fernando Downtown, Aura, SM Masinag, SM Tarlac, SM Telebastagan and SM City Grand Central.
Further, SM City Marikina also announced that the scheduled jobs fair today called Trabaho Para sa Pinoy has been moved indefinitely because of the inclement weather.
Some Catholic parishes posted also special prayers to stop the rains and floods and asked the devotees who braved the floods and rains to hear mass or their devotions to pray for everyone, especially those in the path of storm Carina, which is widely believed to have surpassed the fury of Ondoy on September 23 to 30, 2009 in just three days of its attack.
Meanwhile, churches and some civic groups are now mobilizing their members and faithful with fund drives and donations in kind of clothes, canned goods and rice, groceries, blankets and personal hygiene kits to be distributed to those housed in relocation sites.
All government workers and some private companies sent their employees home to ensure their safety for the rest of the day. This because many streets have been flooded and with the rains unceasing, floods are expected to rise higher and more roads will become impassable for all types of transportation.
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