The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said
Thursday it continues to provide assistance to families displaced by the
continuing armed conflict in Mindanao .
According to DSWD Secretary Corazon J. Soliman a total of
35,697 affected families or 177,456 person had been affected by the continuing
armed conflict.
As of May 6, a total of 33 evacuation centers remained open
and serving 8,101 families or 40,435 persons.
Twenty nine of the evacuation centers are located in five
towns in Maguindanao and in four towns in North Cotabato .
The DSWD chief earlier shared her views that in most
conflicts, the vulnerable children are usually affected for war can caused
trauma on the children as she said that peace efforts should be strengthened to
avoid sufferings of the vulnerable children who are often hurt and victimized
by the tragedy.
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