P32.9-M worth of humanitarian aid delivered to Mayon-affected families — DSWD
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that food and non-food assistance worth P32.9 million was given to families affected by the ongoing unrest at Mayon Volcano.
According to the DSWD-Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center report as of June 13, of the P32.9 million aid, P31.3 million was provided by DSWD, P20,000 from local government units, P973,720 from non-government organizations, and P693,802 from DSWD’s other partners.
DSWD said there are 9,688 families or 37,927 persons from 26 barangays in Albay province that were affected by Mayon’s volcanic activity.
Approximately 4,415 families or 15,493 people are currently seeking temporary shelter in the province’s 22 evacuation centers.
Meanwhile, 185 families, or 659 people, are staying outside the evacuation centers and seeking temporary shelter with friends or relatives.
(DSWD-DROMIC Facebook)
DSWD said it has a P147.68 million quick response fund at the DSWD Central Office, P5 million at DSWD-Field Office V, P67.8 million in other DSWD field offices, which may support the relief efforts in Mayon Volcano-affected areas. It also has 170,057 family food packs available in its disaster response centers, including 96,515 food packs at the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City; 73,542 food packs at the Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) in Mandaue City; 96,185 food packs at DSWD-FO V; and 828,990 food packs at other DSWD field offices. Other food and non-food items worth P1.04 billion are also stored at NROC, VDRC, and DSWD FO warehouses.
(DSWD-DROMIC Facebook)
DSWD said it has a P147.68 million quick response fund at the DSWD Central Office, P5 million at DSWD-Field Office V, P67.8 million in other DSWD field offices, which may support the relief efforts in Mayon Volcano-affected areas. It also has 170,057 family food packs available in its disaster response centers, including 96,515 food packs at the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City; 73,542 food packs at the Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) in Mandaue City; 96,185 food packs at DSWD-FO V; and 828,990 food packs at other DSWD field offices. Other food and non-food items worth P1.04 billion are also stored at NROC, VDRC, and DSWD FO warehouses.