The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to augment the relief resources of local government units (LGU) in CARAGA Region affected by Typhoon Seniang, which made landfall in the region yesterday.

As of December 29, 11 p.m., DSWD has provided 300 family food packs amounting to P125,496 to the LGU of Buenavista, Agusan Del Norte.

The Field Office has P35 million standby funds for the purchase of emergency relief resources and P16 million-worth of prepositioned food packs ready to be delivered to affected LGUs who will be requesting assistance.

A total of 10,840 families with 46,651 persons from 184 barangays in five cities and 34 municipalities in the region were affected by the typhoon.

Of the total affected in the region, some 10,232 families or 44,399 persons are inside the 195 evacuation centers of which 72 were newly opened by the LGUs with the assistance of DSWD-FIeld Office CARAGA.

DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman has instructed all members of the Quick Response Teams in Field Offices along the typhoon path to continue to remain on alert status and to coordinate with LGUs to ensure that needed assistance will be immediately provided to survivors. ###