The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided over P65 million worth of humanitarian assistance to families and individuals affected by the twin earthquakes that struck Manay, Davao Oriental, on October 10.
“Habang ang DSWD Luzon Disaster Resource Center (LDRC) ay nagre-replenish ng stockpiles, tuloy-tuloy din ang pamamahagi ng tulong sa mga kababayan natin na tinamaan ng lindol sa bahagi ng Mindanao. Umabot na po ang tulong sa higit P63 million para sa Davao Region at higit P1.7 million naman sa mga naapektuhan sa Caraga, specifically sa mga probinsya ng Agusan del Sur at Surigao del Sur,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said in a statement.
Dumlao, who is also the DSWD’s spokesperson, said the province of Davao Oriental received the largest amount of food and non-food items, amounting to over P58 million, followed by Davao de Oro with P3 million, and Davao del Norte with P1.6 million worth of relief assistance.
Also included in the amount of aid were the 75,286 boxes of family food packs distributed to displaced families in Davao Region and Caraga.
Aside from the DSWD, private partners also extended help to the displaced locals in the form of water filtration systems.
On October 15, the Clean Water International Philippines (CWIP), a partner of DSWD Field Office 11-Davao Region, installed its Living Water Treatment System (LWTS) in Brgy. Holy Cross in Manay, Davao Oriental, to support the need for potable water for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the area.
Similarly, the Philippine Army installed a water filtration system in the municipality of Tarragona, Davao Oriental.
