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'We should have learned the lesson last week when we were complacent because there was only rain due to the shear line, and there was no typhoon, but it turned out there was extreme flooding,' says Office of Civil Defense Caraga chief Liza Mazo
ADDITIONAL AID. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region said 3,368 non-food items (NFIs) were sent to Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte on Sunday (Feb. 13, 2022). The additional NFIs consisted of materials needed for the establishment of temporary shelters for residents whose houses were destroyed by Typhoon Odette in December last year. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-13) BUTUAN CITY - Additional materials for temporary shelters were sent to the typhoon-affected residents in Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte. In a statement Monday, the Department of Social Welfare an...
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 Dinaga...
MORE RELIEF GOODS. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Acting Secretary Roger Mercado (center) formally hands over the 1,000 sacks of rice; 7,000 canned goods; 4,392 chicken noodles; 4,320 beef noodles; and 21,000 pieces of bottled water to DSWD-13 OIC Regional Director Ramel Jamen (right) at the Surigao City Airport in Surigao City on Thursday (Jan. 6, 2022). The food items will further boost the augmentation efforts of the DSWD-13 to local government units in the region as the distributions of relief assistance to residents hit by Typhoon Odette continue. (Photo courtesy of D...
CASH AID BENEFICIARY. Sonia Marzon, a resident of Barangay II, Poblacion, Dapa in Typhoon Odette-hit Siargao Island, receives her cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. The DSWD Caraga has released PHP23 million AICS funds to 4,602 households in the town as of Thursday (Dec. 30, 2021). (Photo courtesy of DSWD-13) BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga (DSWD-13) released on Thursday PHP23 million for distressed households of Dapa town in Siargao Island, Suri...