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DSWD distributes over P77M in Luzon after Ulysses onslaught
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is providing P10,000 burial assistance to families who lost loved ones due to Typhoon Ulysses.
As of Saturday, November 21, 2020, the DSWD has distributed more than P77 million worth of relief assistance to local government units in Luzon.
CALABARZON received over P13 million in augmentation support, particularly for Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal.
Region 2, heavily affected by floods, received more than P29 million in food and non-food assistance.
The DSWD granted P10,000 each to 24 families in Region 2 as burial assistance.
The Bicol Region received over P18 million in aid, and the National Capital Region received more than P7 million.
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As of November 24, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided over P85.2 million in relief augmentation aid to more than 6,600 local government units (LGUs) affected by Typhoon Ulysses.
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Typhoon Ulysses affected approximately 3.8 million individuals or over 932,000 families across Regions I, II, III, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, V, NCR, and CAR.
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The DSWD has prepared 15,000 family food packs worth P6.57 million for distribution in Bicol, sent from the Visayas Disaster Resource Center.
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The European Union (EU) has committed an additional 1.05 million euros (approximately PHP60 million) in humanitarian aid to assist victims of Typhoon Ulysses.
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Typhoon Ulysses has impacted over 665,000 families, affecting approximately 2.7 million individuals across eight regions in the Philippines.
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