TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has intensified its relief and recovery operations in Eastern Visayas, delivering hot meals and assistance to families affected by Typhoons Uwan and Tino across the region.
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In the town of Hinunangan, Southern Leyte, DSWD’s Mobile Kitchen has been serving freshly cooked, nutritious meals to residents displaced by Typhoon Tino. The initiative, carried out by the DSWD’s field personnel known as the “Angels in Red Vests,” ensures that evacuees and affected families receive hot food daily while they recover from the storm’s impact.
At the same time, the DSWD continues to provide food and financial aid to communities reeling from the twin typhoons. In Northern Samar, the DSWD Field Office VIII distributed 733 ready-to-eat food packs (RTEF) to families affected by Super Typhoon Uwan in Maravilla Island, Lavezares.
Each pack contained three chocolate rice (champorado) meals, two chicken rice (arroz caldo) meals, one sachet of complementary food, five canned tuna paella, one canned chicken pastil, one canned chicken giniling, and two high-protein bars. The food packs were delivered in coordination with the local government to ensure safe and timely distribution.
“These efforts are part of our mandate to make sure that no one goes hungry during disasters, particularly in hard-to-reach and severely affected areas,” the DSWD said.
Beyond food relief, the agency also provided financial assistance to families in Southern Leyte who lost loved ones during Typhoon Tino. Under its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program, DSWD distributed a total of P47,000 to four bereaved families — including two beneficiaries from Sogod, one from Liloan, and another from Libagon who received a guarantee letter for funeral-related services.
The DSWD reaffirmed its commitment to deliver timely, compassionate, and sustained assistance to all affected residents as Eastern Visayas continues its recovery from the successive impacts of Typhoons Uwan and Tino.
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