DEPARTMENT of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian joined news forum hosts Ariel Ayala (left) and Butch Hilario (right) in the weekly Saturday News Forum on Saturday to highlight anti-hunger initiatives of the Marcos administration.
DSWD chief highlights anti-hunger initiatives, disaster preparedness
THE DSWD Bicol regional office announced that it has given cash aid to Mayon-affected families in Albay
The DSWD Bicol Regional Office on Friday started distributing cash aid to families affected by the Mayon volcano eruption in Albay.
The cash aid under the emergency cash transfer (ECT) program is in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian to provide financial assistance to all families affected within and outside the evacuation areas in Albay province.
Bicol Regional Director Norman Laurio reported to Gatchalian that the distribution of ECTs will be from July 14 to July 16.
Among the beneficiaries of the ECT are the 5,770 families in various Mayon-affected areas in Ligao, Guinobatan, Daraga, Camalig, Santo Domingo, and Malilipot and Tabaco City.
“Each Mayon-affected family will receive P12,330 as financial aid under the DSWD’s ECT program,” Director Laurio said.
Director Laurio said the simultaneous payouts on Friday were in the municipalities of Ligao and Guinobatan, with 951 families as total target beneficiaries.
“Only 852 families were served today, while the remaining 99 families have yet to complete their lacking requirements and to correct some discrepancies in their identification cards,” Laurio reported to Secretary Gatchalian.
Personnel of the Bicol Regional Office have already coordinated with the local chief executives, as well as with the municipal and city Social Welfare and Development Officers (SWDOs) of the affected LGUs, to discuss the ECT distribution and ensure the seamless implementation of the program.
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