The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Field Office VII has partnered with the Philippine Coast Guard to deliver an estimated 10,000 family packs of relief goods to the earthquake victims in Bohol.

“The Coast Guard will depart for Bohol as soon as loading of the relief goods will be finished. The goods will then be coursed through the affected Local Government Units (LGUs)”, said Jennifer Abastillas, DSWD-7 Disaster Risk Reduction Management Focal Person.

On October 16, about 2,000 family packs were also airlifted to Bohol using a C-130 plane of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Each family pack contains 5 assorted canned goods, 3 kilos of rice, 2-3 packs of noodles and 1 (4-litre) drinking water

Meanwhile, the Rotary Club of Cebu, some media personalities and other civil society groups have donated several boxes of canned goods and noodles.

To date, there are a total of 51 evacuation centers opened in Bohol and Cebu catering to 6,339 families or 37,426 individuals. There are fifty-three casualties from injuries.

The DSWD-7 Quick Response Team (QRT) in coordination with the DSWD field staff continue to monitor and retrievie data from the affected areas. For inquiries and updates on the disaster response operations, the public may call the DSWD Emergency Hotline (032) 232-9507. ###