THE troops of the Army’s 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) assigned in the frontline have been reminded to maintain a good rapport with the residents of Zamboanga del Norte province and to continue to be well-disciplined soldiers.
CASH AID. Undersecretary Eduardo Punay, officer-in-charge of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) (2nd from left), leads the distribution of cash aid to 824 flood-hit families in Zamboanga City and in Sibuco town, Zamboanga del Norte province, on Wednesday (Jan. 25, 2023). Punay flew in from Manila to see for himself the condition of the flood-hit families. (Photo courtesy of Ivan Eric Salvador, DSWD-9 PIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Punay led Wednesday the distribution of PHP5.3-million cash aid to 824 flood-hit families here. Ivan Eric Salvador, DSWD-9 information officer, said Punay flew in from Manila to see for himself the condition of the flood-hit families here and in the nearby town of Sibuco in Zamboanga del Norte province. Salvador said 494 of the 824 flood-hit families who received cash aid are from this city while the remaining 330 are from Sibuco. Of the 494 beneficiaries here, 412 famil