Wednesday, April 12, 2017

DSWD extends aid to conflict-affected families in Mati, Davao Oriental

From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 12): DSWD extends aid to conflict-affected families in Mati, Davao Oriental

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided PHP310,393 worth of assistance to 1,236 families, consisting of 6,180 persons from four barangays, who were displaced by the armed conflict in Mati, Davao Oriental.

In a DSWD armed conflict disaster response update issued Wednesday, the department noted that most of the families have begun returning to their homes Tuesday evening after the military announced that it was already safe for the evacuees to go back to their areas.

Some 213 families from Barangay Don Salvador Lopez have however opted to remain in the evacuation center for fear of another encounter.

Since March 30, several encounters between government forces and members of the New People's Army have forced residents of the villages of Tagbinonga, Buso, Don Martin Marundan and Don Salvador Lopez in Mati to flee to safety.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=979830

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