00:00According to the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.,
00:03the Department of Social Welfare and Development has already prepared
00:07more than 20 million family food packs for those affected by Hurricane Christine.
00:12The details are reported by Efrayim Gaytos of Radyo Pilipinas.
00:18Before Hurricane Christine hit,
00:20the Department of Social Welfare and Development, or DSWD,
00:25has already prepared 20 million family food packs for the entire country.
00:28According to DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalia,
00:30the agency has already prepared the family food packs
00:34according to the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:37We are not waiting to bring it there.
00:40It is already prepossessed.
00:42That is the instruction of our President.
00:44He is continuously monitoring me day in and day out,
00:48365 days a year.
00:50As of October 24,
00:51there are already 109,513 family food packs
00:56distributed by DSWD in different parts of the country.
01:00In Luzon, its repacking facilities in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, and Pampanga
01:06have already started. According to DSWD,
01:07it can produce 10,000 to 15,000 family food packs per day.
01:13In Baguio City, DSWD tents have already been set up
01:17for residents in evacuation centers.
01:21In Bontoc Mountain Province,
01:23the local government assured that DSWD has received
01:26sufficient food and non-food items for the affected residents.
01:30DSWD Field Office 2 has already properly distributed
01:34the family food packs and non-food items
01:37in the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, and Quirino.
01:40Bayanihan Spirits also arrived in Tuguegarao City
01:43following the successful distribution of family food packs
01:46by the City Social Welfare and Development Office.
01:49Residents of Bacnotan, La Union,
01:52and Cagayan also received the DSWD Field Office 1 family food packs.
01:56Residents were very grateful.
02:00The distribution of aid to the affected residents was also successful
02:04because food and non-food items were immediately provided to the evacuees.
02:09The help of DSWD 4A was continuously provided
02:13in various places in Quezon, which was hit by Hurricane Christine.
02:17In Bicolan, help was also immediately provided
02:20to those in Bicolano, which was hit by Hurricane Christine.
02:24In total, the DSWD distributed more than P55.28 million pesos
02:28of humanitarian assistance to the families
02:32affected by Hurricane Christine.
02:34DSWD assured that their disaster and relief operation
02:39was not only in Luzon, but also in other parts of Visayas and Mindanao
02:43affected by Hurricane Christine.
02:46From PBS Radyo Pilipinas News,
02:49Efrain Gaytos for Balita Pagbansa.
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