00:00The Department of Social Welfare and Development, or DSWD,
00:04assured that they are ready to help our fellow countrymen in need
00:07in the upcoming typhoon that will enter our country.
00:10This is also in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr.
00:15to continue the proactive disaster response effort.
00:19As of now, there are more than 1.4 million family food bags
00:23and more than a billion pesos of humanitarian assistance
00:26that the DSWD has distributed.
00:29The agency has also instructed local governments
00:32to place warehouses where relief items and family food bags will be placed
00:38to speed up the response.
00:40According to the agency, more than 2.7 million families
00:44were affected by the typhoon,
00:46most of which came from the central and northern Luzon,
00:49while more than 700,000 families were affected in the Bicol region.
00:54The agency is also continuing to distribute cash assistance.
00:58This includes assistance to individuals in crisis situations
01:01and emergency cash transfer assistance
01:04for the construction of damaged houses.
01:08We call for volunteers.
01:10We make calls to help our fellow countrymen in need.
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