The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 – Bicol Region swiftly distributes family food packs (FFPs) to 446 displaced families in various evacuation centers across 13 barangays affected by #KristinePH in the Municipality of Irosin in Sorsogon province on Wednesday (October 23).
DSWD FO-5 continues its relief operations throughout the region, providing support to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in various evacuation centers, and actively collaborating with local government units (LGUs) to assess the situation and meet the needs of those impacted by the raging tropical storm.
DSWD FO-5 extends care and support to evacuees in Matnog amid TS Kristine’s onslaught
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 – Bicol Region provides hot dinner meals to evacuees affected by Tropical Storm (TS) #KristinePH in Matnog town in Sorsogon province on the evening of Tuesday (October 22).
Along with the meals, the DSWD FO-5 also distributed 50 family food packs (FFPs) to families impacted by TS Kristine, with support from the Matnog Local Government Unit (LGU).
The DSWD Bicol regional office continues to closely monitor all affected areas in the region to ensure swift and efficient delivery of aid to those in need.
More relief supplies reach DSWD’s Bicol Field Office
Ten trucks loaded with 16,800 family food packs (FFPs) were dispatched on Wednesday (October 23) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) in Cebu to deliver the relief supplies to the agency’s Field Office in Legazpi City in Albay province.
The latest delivery is part of the DSWD’s ongoing efforts to strengthen relief operations in the Bicol region, ensuring that adequate resources are available for families affected by Severe Tropical Storm #KristinePH.
The DSWD remains on high alert and continues to coordinate with other regional offices of the agency for the timely dispatch of aid.
DSWD Bicol continues relief aid to Kristine-hit families in Albay
In response to communities hardly-hit by the Tropical Storm (TS) Kristine, Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office (FO) 5 – Bicol Region continues to extend relief assistance on Wednesday (October 23) to severely-affected families in the province of Albay.
Over Php150,000-worth of family food packs (FFPs) have been provided to 221 displaced families from Barangay 1, Barangay 5, Barangay Banawan temporarily staying at three evacuation centers in Pio Duran.
Meanwhile, FFPs amounting to Php62,100 have reached 90 families who have evacuated at Ligao East Central School and Basag Evacuation Center in Ligao City amid the incessant rainfall brought about by TS Kristine.
As the provincial local government unit (PLGU) of Albay declares the province under a state of calamity, the DSWD’s Bicol regional office is heightening its coordination with concerned local government units (LGUs) to monitor the condition of affected families and continuously augment relief support.
