DSWD distributes food packs, prepositions funds for Ilocos, Apayao disaster relief

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed 117,161 family food packs to disaster-affected residents in the Ilocos Region as of Monday.

In response to recent severe weather disturbances, an additional 2.2 billion pesos worth of standby funds and stockpile items are being prepositioned by DSWD for affected communities.

DSWD has also started delivering over 7,000 relief items including 6,100 family food packs (FFPs), hygiene kits, sleeping kits, modular tents, and family tents to the province of Apayao, which declared a state of calamity following Typhoon Marce.

Psychosocial support is being provided to affected children in both regions to help them cope with the stress of displacement.

The DSWD's National Resource Operations Center (NROC) has allocated 10,000 FFPs for Apayao, with 5,100 already delivered, and continuous distribution of aid is ongoing under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program.