In the 8th progress
report on the flooding and landslide incident in the provinces of
Leyte, South Leyte, Western Samar and Northern Samar of DSWD 8 as of
January 14, 2011, it was reported that the agency gave 1,930 family
relief packs worth P482,500.
A family relief pack
consists of three kilos rice, two tins meat loaf, two tins corned
beef, three packs noodles and 280 grams powdered milk in cartoon pack
costs P250 each.
The report indicated
that the family relief packs were distributed in Borongan City (500
packs) including the municipalities of Oras (500 packs), Dolores (500
packs) and Taft (400 packs) in Eastern Samar province and the
municipality of Burauen (30 packs) in the province of Leyte.
Used clothing totaling
to 1,930 packs worth P100 each pack were also distributed in the same
identified local government units where family relief packs were
distributed based on the DSWD report.
In a telephone
interview with Pauline C. Nadera OIC Head, Disaster Response,
Monitoring and Crisis Intervention Unit (DRMCIU) of DSWD 8, said there
were other municipalities in Eastern Samar, Samar and Northern Samar
provinces that have been considered by the agency to be recipient of
the family relief packs and packs of used clothing.
The chief of the
DRMCIU of DSWD 8 added that the municipalities include Laoang, Mapanas,
Palapag and Rosario of Northern Samar, Maydolong and San Policarpo in
Eastern Samar and the municipalities of Hinabangan, Pagsanjan, Sta.
Rita and Pinabacdao in Samar.
However, Nadera said
that DSWD 8 is still waiting for the funds coming from the DSWD
Central office.
She further said
that the DSWD Regional Office No. 8 based its augmentation assistance
on report coming from LGUs in the region that still needs additional
relief aid after exhausting the calamity fund of the concerned local
unit.
