The distribution of relief goods for the victims of Typhoon Pablo in the province continues with the arrival of more truckloads of food packs coming from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Davao del Norte Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Arlene Semblante said the agency has already sent over P35-million worth of relief assistance to the province.
Governor Rodolfo del Rosario hailed the aid from the DSWD, which,he said, has given a big boost to the relief assistance that wasearlier provided by the provincial government for the typhoon victims in the amount ofP3.9 million.
The Provincial Capitol and the municipal government of Kapalong simultaneously conducted relief operations last January 18, 2013 to distribute the DSWD food packs to thousands of indigenous peoples in Barangay Gupitan.
Over 2,000 IP familieswere affected by “Pablo” in the barangay, some 92 kilometers away from the Capital City of Tagum.
Semblante bared relief operations in the province will continue in the coming days as additional truckloads of food packs keep on arriving from the agency.
“More food packs are still coming from the national government intended for the typhoon-affected families in the province,” she revealed.
A total of 43,360 families in the whole of Davao del Norte suffered from the impact of the super storm, which inflicted P3.962-million worth of damages in agriculture and infrastructure in the province. [Noel Baguio]
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