The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said
Friday it is continuing to provide assistance to families affected by the
military offensives in Maguindanao and some other areas in Mindanao .
In a press briefing held Friday at the DSWD Central Office
in Batasan Hills, Quezon City
“The DSWD has provided them assistance worth PhP24,577,690,
which was distributed through the DSWD-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM) and in coordination with the local government units of the affected
families,” she said.
According to Soliman, the distribution of assistance is also
being made in partnership with the Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of
Hostilities (CCCH)-Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP).
She said that relief supplies were also given to the
evacuees in 75 evacuation centers.
A total of 26,959 families or 131,775 persons have been
affected by the continuing armed conflict in the area. Morethan 19,000 families
are inside evacuation centers while some have returned home.
The 75 evacuation centers can be found in Mamasapano,
Pagalungan, Datu Salibo, Shariff Saydona, Datu Unsay, Shariff Aguak, Raja
Buayan, Datu Hoffer, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Guindulungan, Talayan, Talitay, Datu
Anggal, Maguindanao, and Pikit, North Cotabato .
The DSWd chief said that also given assistance were families
affected in the clash between New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and the Philippine
Army in Bitaugan, Surigao del Sur.
A total of PhP52,290 worth of assistance was provided to
IDPs in Surigao del Sur, PhP4,421,600 in North Cotabato ,
and PhP20,103,800 in Maguindanao.
Soliman said that aside from the food and non-food items
distributed, the department had also given burial and financial assistance to
the families of civilians hurt or killed in the Jan. 25 Mamasapano incident.
“Immediately the day after Jan. 25 when that happened
(referring to the clash), on Jan. 26 to 27, we immediately gave different forms
of assistance to the families of the civilians killed, including the
eight-year-old girl and her family, and other civilians brought in the
hospitals, aside from distributing food packs,” the DSWD chief said.
She added that so far, about PhP1,221,440 worth of assistance
was provided by the DSWD to the families of the slain 44 Philippine National
Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) commandos.
She said that such assistance was given in different forms
depending on what were the most identified needs of the families, including
food packs, burial assistance and livelihood package.
Such assistance was in addition to what the families have
received from the PNP, the President's Social Funds, livelihood package from
the Department of Agriculture (DA) and housing assistance from the National
Housing Authority (NHA).
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=746429
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.