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DSWD distributes 17.5K food packs to affected Ilocos residents
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is supporting LGUs affected by Severe Tropical Storm "Kristine" by augmenting food packs and other relief goods.
As of October 27, the DSWD had delivered 672,837 family food packs nationwide, with Bicol receiving over 200,000 boxes.
In the Ilocos Region, 17,589 family food packs and 86 liters of bottled water were distributed as of Monday.
Specific allocations for the Ilocos Region include 4,284 packs for Ilocos Norte, 1,301 for Ilocos Sur, 5,800 for La Union, and 6,204 for Pangasinan.
The DSWD has prepositioned 93,750 family food packs and other relief items worth PHP104.2 million for the Ilocos Region.
DSWD maintains sufficient national stockpiles, with 331,354 food packs at the National Resource Operations Center and 207,048 at the Visayas Disaster Resource Center.
Social workers in the Ilocos Region have also provided psychosocial first aid to children in evacuation centers.
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