CASH ASSISTANCE. Erlinda Brinquez, 81, of Barangay Tag-abaca thanks the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga (DSWD-13) for the financial aid she received through the agency's Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program during the distribution activity conducted last Dec. 31, 2021 in Basilisa, Dinagat Islands. A total of 11,686 families from various towns in Dinagat Islands have so far received cash assistance of PHP5,000 each through the AICS program. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-13) BUTUAN CITY - A total of 11,686 families affected by Typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands in December last year have received cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga (DSWD-13). In a statement Wednesday, the DSWD-13 said the affected families were given financial aid through their Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. "The province of Dinagat Islands is one of the severely affected areas of which houses were washed