Thursday, May 7, 2015

DSWD continues to aid families displaced by armed conflict in Mindanao

From the Philipppine News Agency (May 7): DSWD continues to aid families displaced by armed conflict in Mindanao

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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