DSWD provides P1.6 M worth of humanitarian aid to Bulusan eruption victims

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)—through its field office in Bicol Region—continued to augment the resources of local government units (LGUs) to help assist families affected by the eruption of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon province.
As of June 13, over P1.6 million worth of humanitarian assistance was provided to the affected population.
Of this amount, P504,000 were from DSWD, P22,000 from LGUs, and the remaining were from non-government organizations and other DSWD partners.
The assistance was mostly composed of family food packs and hygiene kits.
The volcanic eruption affected 10,707 families or 44,669 individuals from 30 barangays in the municipalities of Irosin and Juban.
Meanwhile, 145 families or 469 persons are currently staying in three evacuation centers in the municipality of Juban.
DSWD has committed to coordinate closely with the LGUs to ensure the continuous provision of relief assistance.
Likewise, it reported that some 25,000 family food packs are available at the DSWD-Field Office in Bicol Region, which could augment the resources of the affected localities.
DSWD also maintains over P600 million standby funds and about 557,000 food packs pre-positioned in strategic locations for disaster operations.