The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has mobilized all members of its Quick Response Teams and Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) Teams in the regions affected by ‘Pablo’ especially in hardest hit Region XI to continuously monitor the effects of the typhoon, and to ensure that relief goods are delivered on time in the affected areas, according to Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman.

As of 8 a.m. today, December 6, the DSWD has released a total of P12.83 million worth of relief assistance to Davao Region.

Some 7,760 family food packs were released to families in Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley and Davao City.

DSWD Field Office XI OIC-Regional Director Priscilla Razon and Davao Oriental Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon yesterday visited the municipalities of Boston and Cateel, Davao Oriental and handed over 3,000 family food packs to the affected families.

An additional 1,000 family food packs were released today to Mati; 2,000 packs to Boston; 2,000 packs to New Bataan; and 500 packs to Davao City.  Also, DSWD FO XI provided financial assistance of P10,000 each for the families of casualties.  Moreover, DSWD has deployed generator sets and family tents to Davao Oriental.

Secretary Soliman also said that “We are eyeing building bunk houses to help residents who lost their homes during typhoon ‘Pablo.’ These bunk houses will be used as temporary dwelling places in disaster-hit areas after the typhoon destroyed most of the houses there.” ### 6 December 2012 (DSWD-Social Marketing Service)