With Central Luzon region as the area hardest-hit by typhoon ‘Santi,’ the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 3 and concerned local government units started to conduct assessment on the extent of damage of the typhoon in order to determine other assistance needed by affected families.

DSWD Region III Director Adelina Apostol cited that affected families may need livelihood, shelter, and financial assistance, among others, to start anew.

In the meantime,  the DSWD continues its relief operation to affected families especially those who sought temporary shelter in evacuation centers.

To date, P4,413,208.86 worth of relief assistance were provided to the affected families from the combined resources of DSWD, municipal local government units and provincial government units.

There are still 2,712 families or 10,087 persons staying in 116 evacuation centers in all the provinces of Central Luzon except Aurora. Bulacan has 1,290 families or 5,667 persons still staying in 21 evacuation centers; Pampanga has 873 families or 2,215 persons in 86 evacuation centers; and Nueva Ecija has 503 families or 1,906 persons still staying in six (6) evacuation centers. The provinces of Bataan, Tarlac and Zambales have one evacuation center each serving 15 families, 20 families, and 11 families, respectively.

Of the total affected families, 10,609 families or 50,447 persons were served in their respective communities.

Typhoon ‘Santi’ left 6,312 families with totally damaged houses and 29, 215  families with partially damaged houses. ###