The delivery of humanitarian resources to local government units (LGUs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) continues to augment relief goods for calamity victims.
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-CAR Regional Director Maria Aplaten, in a media interview Friday, said half of the 1,400 food and non-food supply augmentation requested by the local government of Kibungan, Benguet were delivered Friday.
About 800 family food packs are being readied for transport to Mountain Province during the day, she said.
The national operations center of the DSWD also sent 1,700 relief items to Cordillera as an augmentation to the regional supply.
Aplaten said these supplies are on top of the pre-positioned items delivered to the warehouses managed by the local government units before landfall of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami).
“All is good. We have sufficient relief items at our regional warehouse and the different hubs in the provinces,” she said.
DSWD-CAR record shows that as of 6 a.m. on Friday, there are 973 families with 3,407 individuals staying in 88 evacuation centers in the region.
There are also 405 families with 1,417 individuals temporarily staying in the houses of relatives and friends.
“On going pa po ang validation ng ating mga field personnel sa mga komunidad para masiguro na mabibigyan ng tulong ang lahat ng apektado at nangangailangan ng tulong (Our field personnel are still validating situation in the communities to ensure that all those affected and those needing help will be assisted),” Aplaten said. (PNA)
