Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 14) — The national government has so far provided ₱88 million worth of assistance to communities in the Visayas and Mindanao devastated by flash floods, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) identified around 1.8 million people affected by floods and heavy rainfall in Eastern Visayas, the Zamboanga Peninsula, and Northern Mindanao, the PCO said, citing the agency’s officer-in-charge and Undersecretary Edu Punay.
“So far, naka-distribute na po ang DSWD ng ₱88 million in total assistance po dito via food, non-food at mga emergency cash assistance natin na bigay sa ating mga affected communities doon,” Punay said.
[Translation: So far, the DSWD has distributed a total of ₱88 million in food, non-food, and emergency cash assistance to the affected communities there.]
The DSWD official also said there are currently 102,500 people housed in 378 evacuation centers in the affected regions.
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Punay reported that the DSWD still has ₱1.2 billion available stockpiles and quick response fund (QRF) that are available for use.
