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DSWD assures continuous relief support for calamity-hit families
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured continuous relief support for families affected nationwide by Severe Tropical Storm Crising and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
According to DSWD data, 490,418 families have been affected by the two weather systems, with 14,191 families currently in 500 evacuation centers.
Since Crising, the DSWD has already released 92,590 family food packs (FFPs) to local government units, with an additional 40,000 FFPs set to be released.
The agency has also prepositioned over 3 million boxes of FFPs ahead of Crising, and production of food packs continues.
The DSWD in Bicol previously distributed nearly P1 million in aid, including 483 family food packs, to victims in the region, impacting 3,966 families or 18,160 individuals across 56 barangays in five provinces.
Local government units and the Philippine Coast Guard provided hot meals to stranded individuals, while DSWD-5 had stockpiles and standby funds totaling PHP271 million available for future relief operations.
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