The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Davao Region (DSWD 11) has released aid worth PHP228.25 million to some 47,000 families, or about 156,000 persons, affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on June 8.
The data sent to the Philippine News Agency on Friday also showed 16,017 houses were damaged, with 5,277 totally destroyed and 10,740 partially damaged.
Davao Occidental recorded the highest number of affected families at 36,771 or 116,625 persons, including 3,891 families inside evacuation centers and 3,079 outside.
In Jose Abad Santos, 22,576 families or 72,552 persons were affected, with 6,324 families displaced.
The municipality also reported 5,674 damaged houses and received PHP137.67 million in aid.
Other hard-hit areas included Sarangani with 7,101 families affected and PHP71.82 million in assistance; Malita with 4,064 families and PHP9.79 million in aid; and Sta. Maria with 1,838 families and PHP2.99 million in support.
Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon (habagat) also affected 6,115 families or 21,912 persons in the region.
At least 840 families, or 2,464 persons, are staying in evacuation centers, while 54 families or 155 persons are outside the centers.
A total of 651 houses were reported damaged, 504 of them totally destroyed. DSWD-11 said PHP6.13 million worth of assistance has been provided to monsoon-affected families, including food packs, tents, hygiene kits and other relief items.
Tagum City accounted for 3,183 affected families, while Kiblawan and Sulop in Davao del Sur reported 73 and 286 families affected, respectively.
In Davao Occidental, the town of Jose Abad Santos recorded 1,539 families affected, with more than PHP4 million in aid distributed. (PNA)
