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DSWD-6 to prepare rehab, intervention program for typhoon victims

Posted on November 14, 2013

ILOILO CITY, Nov. 14 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) is now preparing its rehabilitation and intervention program for the typhoon victims from the most hit municipalities in Western Visayas region after their massive relief operations.

DSWD-6 public information office May Rago-Castillo said as short-term intervention to mitigate the present distressed condition of the typhoon victims by providing cash for work and stress debriefing.

She said as a long-term intervention, they will conduct training for different livelihoods to improve the living condition of the typhoon victims.

“It is an income generating project that will sustain the daily needs of those affected families”, she said.

The DSWD-6 has already released a total of P10 million for their relief assistance for the six provinces in Western Visayas, Castillo said.

Records of the DSWD show that 38,491 family packs amounting to P10,046,407 were already given to the provinces of Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental.

Of the six provinces of the region, Iloilo received the highest augmentation in form of relief goods amounting to P5.4 million; Capiz, P1.6 million; Aklan, P1.3 million; Antique, P792,130; Negros Occidental, P547,056; and Guimaras, P214,542.

DSWD-6 director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre assured assistance to typhoon affected families in the entire region with the expected increase int the number of affected families.

Director Macapobre along with with Iloilo Lone District Rep. Jerry Trenas, Capiz 1st District Rep. Antonio Del Rosario, and Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Alfredo Benitez conducted an aerial survey on Tuesday to assess the extent of damage caused by typhoon Yolanda.

At least 430 volunteers who helped in the repacking of relief goods for typhoon affected areas in the entire region and 195 volunteers who facilitated the hauling of relief good from the DSWD compound to the different affected provinces. (PNA)
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