DSWD family food packs continue to arrive in Mindanao

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/991462
• Saturday, May 27, 2017

(LSJ/PNA)

MANILA, May 27 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Saturday that family foods packs (FFPs) being sent by its Central Office in Quezon City and other field offices continued to arrive for distribution to displaced families due to armed conflict in Marawi City.

DSWD Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo, in her Facebook account, posted that about 26,700 FFPs had arrived so far to assist those in the evacuation centers.

Based on the latest DSWD’s DROMIC (Disaster Response Operation and Monitoring Center) report 9,236 families or 43,912 persons have been affected in 20 barangays in Regions X and ARMM.

Of the said number, 1,017 families or 2,817 persons are still staying in 13 evacuation centers while 8,219 families or 41,095 persons are staying outside the evacuation centers by staying temporarily with their relatives or friends.

To date, there is a total of PHP 1,024,030,820.26 standby funds at the Central Office and Field Offices.

Of the said amount, ₱1,007,432,193.67 is the available Quick Response Fund at the Central Office.

The welfare chief said that providing assistance to the displaced was really another big challenge for the department.

“Malaking hamon po ang pagtugon dito para sa Kagawaran ngunit kung sama-sama ay malalampasan natin ito,” Taguiwalo said.