To securely address the needs of displaced families brought
about by the ongoing armed conflict in Mindanao, the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) vows to continue sending additional food and
non-food relief supplies in the affected areas.
The DSWD, in a statement, said that as of Monday (March 30),
the DSWD provided Php 24.76 million worth of assistance in the 13 towns in
Maguindanao; in Pikit and Matalam, North Cotabato ;
and in Bitaugan, Surigao del Sur where a clash between the military and members
of the New People’s Army (NPA) occurred on Feb. 27.
The DSWD has also included Brgy. Estado, Matalam, North
Cotabato and Monkayo, Compostela
Valley
The DSWD released the relief supplies either through the
DSWD-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) or through concerned local
government units (LGUs), as well as through the Coordinating Committee on the
Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH)-Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace
Process (OPAPP).
As of press time, a total of 27,178 families or 132,870
persons have been affected by the incident.
Of this number, 20,078 families or 100,390 persons are
inside 78 evacuation centers. The evacuation centers in Pikit have already
closed, but 1,629 families or 8,145 persons who opted to stay with their
relatives continue to receive relief assistance.
The Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) Teams in the
affected towns remain in close coordination with the LGUs for further
assessment of the needs of the evacuees. While at the evacuation centers,
evacuees are given psycho-social counseling and children-evacuees undergo play
therapy sessions to lessen their trauma.
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