00:00From flooded towns to far-flung provinces, government aid keeps moving as rains keep falling.
00:06Food packs, warm meals, and dignity delivered straight to doorsteps, storm or no storm.
00:11And through it all, the promise stands. No Filipino left hungry. No community left behind.
00:17Luisa Erisbe is back to tell us more.
00:22In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive that no one should be left behind during calamities,
00:29the Department of Social Welfare and Development has been distributing thousands of food packs nationwide.
00:35Based on the agency's latest tally, they have handed out 431,875 food packs to regions all over the country.
00:43Not only in NCR, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon, the aid being provided has reached even Western Visayas.
00:52Also, Ilocos region, particularly Barangay Salapingao in the Gupan City, where 788 families were given packs.
00:59Even in the Cordillera region, DSWD was able to reach residents of Visay and Paracelis Mountain Province.
01:07555 packs were also given to Lubang Occidental Mindoro.
01:11According to the agency, though they have already given almost half a million food packs,
01:16there are still 2.7 million prepositioned FFPs ready to be handed out.
01:22Nakikipag-partner tayo sa mga local government units kasi sila'y nagdidistribute sa kanila mga constituents.
01:27Sinisigurado natin yung mga nasa evacuation centers ay napangangalagaan kasi meron pa tayong around 45,000 na pamilya sa mga evacuation centers.
01:35Aside from evacuees, DSWD is also providing assistance to jeepney drivers, fisher folks, and farmers
01:43who are also affected by the recent weather disturbances and the southwest monsoon.
01:47Mula lunes, bahana at hindi siya sila nakakalabas.
01:51So pag ikaw ay driver na nagbaboundary at hindi ka nagboundary, wala ka talagang iuwi sa iyong pamilya.
01:56Gutom ang aabutin.
01:58Kaya ayaw ng pangulo natin na may nagugutom ng mga jeepney driver.
02:01In-instruct niya kami na targetin itong mga jeepney driver at kanina nagsimula na.
02:06Meanwhile, the walang gutom program of the department also continues to give assistance to food-poor families.
02:12First Lady Luis Araneta Marcos personally met with the beneficiaries
02:16and visited the redemption booths where the families buy nutritious food.
02:20Francisca, one of the beneficiaries, said,
02:23until now, they still have knee-deep flood inside their home.
02:26That's why having the chance to meet and personally talk with the First Lady was a relief for her.
02:32Hindi na po kami gano'ng nahirapan sa pagkain kasi po may supporta kami.
02:40Nung nakakatanggap kami ng pagkain sa walang gutom,
02:47nababawasan po pagbabadget po ngayon ito.
02:52Pag nakatanggap ako ngayon,
02:54pahalalay na namin hanggang isang buwan po namin patay.
03:02Anita also said the program is a big help to her as a solo parent.
03:06Nakaluwag po talaga yung walang gutom program.
03:11Kasi dati, inagaagila pa ako ng pamili ng pagkain
03:16para lang nakarao sa araw-araw.
03:19Kapasalamat ako ng malaki dahil sa walang gutom program.
03:26May data na pinapakita na bumaba ang kagutuman sa kanilang hanay.
03:32Ibig sabihin, yung programa na walang gutom actually works or works
03:36and continues to work.
03:38So nakakakita tayo ngayon ng napakagandang intervention
03:41na pag lumawak pa, mawawakasan na natin ang kagutuman sa ating mansa.
03:45The National Cook-Off Challenge of the Walang Gutom program
03:48was also held today.
03:50President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. gave 100,000 pesos each
03:54to the contestants per region.
03:56First Lady Lisa Marcos also tasted each dish
03:59and awarded the prize to the pronounced winner.
04:03Luisa Erispe from the National TV
04:05for a new and better Philippines.
