00:00The Department of Social Welfare and Development assured that the relief assistance is sufficient for our countrymen who are affected by the Petito typhoon,
00:08particularly in Catanduanes.
00:10According to DSWD Secretary Rex Ketchelian, even before the typhoon hit the province,
00:1610,000 family food packs were already prepared there, which were immediately distributed.
00:22In addition, he also assured the Catanduanes Governor Joseph Cua that 20,000 to 30,000 family food packs were already distributed in the Bicol region that could be used by their province.
00:35In fact, yesterday, after the Petito typhoon hit, more than 1,000 family food packs were already distributed by DSWD in seven barangays in Bagamanoc,
00:46Catanduanes, with the help of several government agencies such as BFP and PNP.
00:52Earlier this morning, 1,300 family food packs were delivered to the Visayas Disaster Response Center in the Bicol region with the help of C-130.
01:02This is for our countrymen in Catanduanes.
01:05DSWD also received relief assistance for the affected families in four barangays in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur.
01:13Meanwhile, 5,100 family food packs also arrived at the DSWD warehouse in Daet, Camarines Sur.
