The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continued the distribution of cash aid to areas severely hit by Typhoon Julian in the island province of Batanes.
The agency, through its Field Office (FO) 2 in Cagayan Valley distributed P10,000 to some 1,000 beneficiaries in the municipality of Itbayat under the agency’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS).
DSWD FO-2 Regional Director Lucia Suyu-Alan said the cash aid is fundamental to help in the recovery of families that were dealt with the heavy impact of ‘Julian.’
“The distribution of cash assistance is in accordance with the directive of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and our DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian to provide immediate assistance to the affected residents,” the official said.
A similar payout was also held to more than 4,000 beneficiaries in the municipality of Basco, marking the first leg of DSWD’s Batanes-wide cash distribution.
Suyu-Alan also facilitated the said payout with Batanes Governor Marilou Cayco and Lone District Congressman Ciriaco Gato Jr joining the activity. Suyu-Alan assured the locals that the DSWD field office will continue to reach out to Julian-hit families, as provincial-wide cash aid will cover the six municipalities of Batanes.
