PORAC town Vice Mayor Dexter David has continued the tradition of his late father through the annual relief goods distribution for the 200 families at special assistance for the underprivileged Poraqueños (SAUP) Project in Cangatba recently.
David also distributed goods to 91 families at SAUP Babo Sacan and 143 families at SAUP Sepung Bulaon also in this town. The late Mayor Roy David had a soft spot for the people of the said communities having contributed to the formal establishment of the said communities.
The project is done yearly every September 8 during the birthday of the former three-term mayor. David married the late Edna de Ausen, who also figured prominently in local politics.
Mayor David and his wife gave the 1.5 hectares of land in Cangatba to the residents in SAUP. There are now some 250 families living in SAUP located in front of the family's estate in Cangatba.
His family had donated several hectares of lands to poor and homeless residents not just in Porac but at nearby Sta. Rita town and in Bataan province.
The generosity of the David clam also extended to other towns. The property where the public high school in Barangay San Basilio in Sta. Rita town was donated by the Davids. The former mayor is a native of San Basilio.
Currently, there are four SAUP projects in Porac. The lands on the four projects are owned by the Davids. The vice mayor and sister Porac Councilor Fritzie David-Dizon formally turned over lands to SAUP residents before the May 2016 elections.
