Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. yesterday said he expects Negros Occidental to raise about P1 million in aid  for the earthquake and tsunami-hit victims of Japan.

He said donations continue to pour in, and at the fiesta in Sagay during the weekend, donations from the public placed in a drop off area reached about  P8,000.

The Negros Occidental provincial government is donating P250,000 while the cities of Bago, Sagay and Silay have committed P100,000 each, and numerous other groups are also making contributions, he said.

Donations will be sent through the Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement, he said.

Meanwhile, OISCA Japan has offered to house 100 of 500 Filipinos who have fled to Tokyo amid the radiation scare in northern Japan, he said.

OISCA has a training center in Sesuka Ken south of Tokyo, the governor, who is president of OISCA Philippines, said.

But Shegemi Watanabe of OISCA yesterday said the Philippine Embassy officials   in Tokyo has decided not to send the 100 Filipinos to the OISCA facility since it is 300 kilometers from Tokyo, which they believe is too far.

The Filipino refugees are now being housed at a church in Tokyo and OISCA has provided them with needed blankets, Watnabe said.

Meanwhile, Watanabe said he is very thankful for the aid Negrenses are raising for the people of Japan.*CPG

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