APPEAL. Councilor Ely A. Estante Jr. (standing) sponsors a resolution appealing for assistance from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for the relocation of 299 families that were displaced by the fire in two Iloilo City barangays early morning of Jan. 28, 2023 during their regular session on Wednesday. The families are currently staying in elementary schools of the affected villages for temporary shelter. (PNA photo by Emme Santiagudo) ILOILO CITY - The Sangguniang Panlungsod has appealed to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for help in providing a relocation site to 299 families or 1,123 individuals that lost their homes here due to an early morning fire on Jan. 28 The council unanimously passed a resolution authored by Councilor Ely A. Estante Jr. and addressed to the President during their regular session on Wednesday. "Most of the fire victims face the grim prospect of having no more place to return to as they are informal settlers whose houses were built on a privately-owned