00:00DSWD Secretary Rex Gutiallan personally learned of the situation in the province of Catanduanes
00:07after the severe typhoon Pepito.
00:10It is also in accordance with the order of President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr.
00:15According to him, the preemptive efforts of the local government to make the province a zero-casualty have been effective.
00:24They were also quick to give notice of the upcoming calamity especially to those who were the first to landfall, the typhoon Pepito.
00:33It was also not difficult for the local government to deal with the left-behind typhoons
00:39due to the resiliency effort of the residents of Catanduanes
00:44who were the first to distribute the 10,000 family food packs before the typhoon hit.
00:50Today, the government was able to distribute 20,000 family food packs
00:55and before Saturday, another 20,000 family food packs will arrive.
01:00Aside from that, cash assistance was also able to be given to those whose homes were damaged.
01:06Meanwhile, the DSWD is also coordinating with the dollar
01:10for the assistance that will be given to those in need.
01:13Rest assured, the national government is working with Catanduanes
01:18and will make sure that our people can recover.
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