A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday (September 16) the agency has so far provided more than Php48.14 million humanitarian aid to families affected by Tropical Storm (TS) Ferdie and the increasing unrest of Mt. Kanlaon.

“The Php48,149,794.64 aid provided to the affected individuals includes food and non-food items (FNIs) and cash assistance,” DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, said.

Based on the September 16 report of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Management, Information and Communication (DROMIC), the agency has distributed over Php37.67 million humanitarian assistance to families affected by the ongoing volcanic activities of Mt. Kanlaon, as well as by the volcano’s explosive eruption in June of this year.

“The humanitarian aid distributed to affected families of Mt. Kanlaon’s volcanic unrest includes 17,390 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) and Php15.98 million financial aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS),” the DSWD  spokesperson pointed out.

As of press time, a total of 17,279 families or 57,226 persons in 23 barangays in Regions 6 (Western Visayas) and 7 (Central Visayas) have been affected by the volcanic activities of Mt. Kanlaon in June and this September.

For families affected by TS Ferdie, the DSWD handed over Php10.47 million aid, according to Asst. Secretary Dumlao.

“The Php10,478,802.36 assistance is composed of 11,878 FFPs and Php73,000 cash assistance under AICS,” DRMG Asst. Secretary Dumlao said.

The DSWD spokesperson added a total of 98,274 families or 357,906 in 764 barangays in Regions MIMAROPA, 5 (Bicol Region), 6 (Western Visayas), 7 (Central Visayas), 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), 10 (Northern Mindanao), 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN), and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have been affected by the weather disturbance.#

Tagalog Version

Higit P48M tulong ng DSWD sa mga apektado ng bagyong Ferdie at Mt Kanlaon

Umabot na sa Php48.14 million ang naipaabot na tulong ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa mga apektadong pamilya ng bagyong Ferdie at Mt. Kanlaon.

Ito ang inihayag ni DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) at Spokesperson Irene Dumlao base na rin sa report na kanyang tinanggap mula sa Diasater Response Operations Management Information and Communication (DROMIC)

“The Php48,149,794.64 aid provided to the affected individuals includes food and non-food items (FNIs) and cash assistance,” sabi ni Asst Secretary Irene Dumlao.

Sa DROMIC report nitong Lunes (Sept 16) nakasaad dito, nakapagbigay na rin ang ahensya ng mahigit sa Php37.67 million humanitarian assistance sa mga naapektuhang residente ng Mt Kanlaon kabilang na rin ang mga nasalanta nito noong huling pagputok nito noong June 2024.

“The humanitarian aid distributed to affected families of Mt. Kanlaon’s volcanic unrest includes 17,390 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) and Php15.98 million financial aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS),” sabi pa ng DSWD spokesperson.

Sa kasalukuyan, may kabuuang bilang na 17,279 families o 57,226 indibidwal mula sa 23 barangays sa Regions 6 (Western Visayas) at 7 (Central Visayas) ang iniulat na naapektuha ng pagaalburuto ng Mt Kanlaon nitong mga buwan ng June at September.

Samantala, sa mga pamilyang naapketuhan naman ng bagyong Ferdie, nakapagabot na din ang ahensya ng halagang Php10.47 million.

“The Php10,478,802.36 assistance is composed of 11,878 FFPs and Php73,000 cash assistance under AICS,” sabi pa ni DRMG Asst. Secretary Dumlao.

Sabi pa nito, may karagdagang 98,274 families o 357,906 katao sa 764 barangays ng Regions MIMAROPA, 5 (Bicol Region), 6 (Western Visayas), 7 (Central Visayas), 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), 10 (Northern Mindanao), 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN), at Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ang naitalang naapektuhan ng masamang panahon.#