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DSWD continuing to provide aid to tropical cyclone victims
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to provide aid to Filipinos affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine and Typhoon Leon, with disaster response operations ongoing even on All Saints' Day.
As of 6 p.m. Thursday, the agency has distributed over 890,000 food packs across the country and prepositioned more than 1.3 million pesos worth of food packs for immediate distribution.
Over 5,000 family food packs are currently en route to Batanes via a Philippine Coast Guard vessel and are expected to arrive by tonight or early morning tomorrow.
Additionally, around 7,000 food packs are being prepared for transport to Batanes via a C130 aircraft.
Families in provinces such as Albay, Camarines Sur, Masbate, Sorsogon, Antique, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Biliran, Northern and Western Samar, Zamboanga, and Mountain Province remain in evacuation centers.
The DSWD is also coordinating with the Department of Health (DOH) to address illnesses reported in evacuation centers.
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