Hoto Provided By Dswd 13 Butuan City The Department Of Social Welfare And Development Caraga Has So Far Releaseda Total Php199 News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
(Photo provided by DSWD-13) BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development - Caraga (DSWD-13) has so far released a total of PHP199,180,000 cash to families in the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands that were badly affected by Typhoon Odette in December last year. In a statement Tuesday, the DSWD-13 said a total of 39,83 families directly benefited from the cash assistance. "The funds were released through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program of the agency," the agency said. In Dinagat Islands, a total of PHP80,970,000 in cash assistance was provided to 16,194 affected families as of Monday, it said. In Surigao del Norte, PHP103,320,000 was also released to 20,664 families in Siargao Island and PHP14,890,000 to 2,978 families in the province's mainland towns. Meanwhile, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) - 13 said a total of 8,158.31 board feet of confiscated lumber products were handed over to S