00:00In spite of the effects of the volcano's eruption in the past,
00:03the government still wants to give a happy Christmas to the residents who were evacuated and are now staying in evacuation centers.
00:14At the same time, there is no sign of help for the affected families.
00:19Noel Talacay, for Santro ng Balita, live.
00:24Earlier, the weekly media forum of the Department of Social and Welfare Development, or DSWD,
00:32was held and one of the topics was their update on their actions towards the affected families of the volcano's eruption in the past.
00:43It's only been two weeks since Christmas,
00:45which is why DSWD has now decided that Christmas will not be saddening
00:52for the affected families of the volcano's eruption in the past and are currently staying in evacuation centers.
00:59This is what the agency said in their weekly media forum that was held this morning.
01:05According to DSWD Assistant Secretary Juan Carlo Marquez,
01:09they are still communicating with the local governments affected by the eruption of the volcano
01:16to provide assistance to the victims of the so-called eruption,
01:20such as providing family food packs.
01:24Financial assistance has also been studied.
01:28According to DSWD, as of 6 a.m. today,
01:33there are 26 evacuation centers for the affected families of the volcano,
01:37of which there are more than 4,600 families inside the evacuation center.
01:43There are more than 81,500 family food packs distributed by the agency
01:50and more than 16,100 non-food items.
01:55These assistance is being distributed to Negros Occidental and Oriental.
02:01We will continue to support our fellow citizens
02:05as part of the augmentation of support to our local government units.
02:10Of course, especially now during Christmas,
02:13we don't want their experience to be saddening because of the eruption that they were displaced from.
02:21So, this time of the year, let's give them happiness,
02:26no matter how much they have the spirit of Christmas.
02:30Aljo, even though the volcano erupted,
02:35DSWD is still not giving up
02:39because until this time, they will continue to send assistance,
02:44especially the family food packs.
02:47And another thing, Aljo, that they are looking at and monitoring
02:51are the children inside the evacuation center.
02:54They are making sure that no one is abusing their rights.
03:00Aljo.
03:01Thank you very much, Noel Talacay.
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