The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Wednesday that P11 billion worth of aid was already distributed by the government to those affected by Typhoon Julian.
The NDRRMC, in its latest situation report, said the aid benefitted 11,141 families across Regions 1 and 2; and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
The NDDRMC said the total number of affected individuals rose to 149,293 or 43,093 families in 552 barangays across three regions in the country. Eight people have been confirmed injured while one person is confirmed missing.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) meanwhile said it has so far released more than P9 million worth of humanitarian assistance for the families affected by Super Typhoon Julian.
“The DSWD has already provided Php9.078 million in relief aid to the Ilocos and Cagayan Valley Regions as well as to the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR),” DSWD Asst. Secretary for External Assistance and Development Juan Carlo Marquez, who is also the agency’s co-spokesperson, said.
“The agency’s Disaster Response Management Group and concerned Field Offices remain in close coordination with counterparts in affected local government units (LGUs) since there are displaced locals who are still staying in evacuation centers in the three affected regions,” Marquez added.
As of Oct. 2, some 667 families or 2,230 persons are currently staying in 55 evacuation centers in Regions 1, 2, and CAR.
“Rest assured that the DSWD, under the guidance of Secretary Rex Gatchalian, is on top of the situation,” the DSWD co-spokesperson said.
“We will continue to help affected families until they return to their normal lives,” he added.
