Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman receives the P432, 679. 22 check donation of the Association of Asian Election Authorities from Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Sixto Brillantes for Typhoon Yolanda survivors.

In accepting the donation, Sec. Soliman expressed her gratitude to the donors and said that this will be used in building additional transitional units for families displaced by ‘Yolanda’.

As of July 2014, a total of 4,393 families from ‘Yolanda’-hit areas are already residing in transitional shelter units.

DSWD has already received a total of US$23,766,111. 40 and P97, 879, 377.44 local donations for ‘Yolanda‘ survivors, as of September 1.  ###