00:00The Department of Social Welfare and Development has confirmed that they will continue to fight the local governments of Negros along with the bombing of Mt. Canlaon.
00:10KDSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao stated that they have given 22 million pesos worth of humanitarian assistance to the affected residents of Negros Island.
00:23This includes family food packs, non-food items such as hygiene kits, modular tents, and more.
00:31Aside from this, they also built children and women-friendly spaces in evacuation centers for the vulnerable sector, as well as their psychosocial services.
00:42According to KDSWD, there are more than 4,000 families, or more than 13,000 people, who are currently being evacuated to 27 evacuation centers in Region 6 and 7.
00:56According to Dumlao, their fund is worth more than 2 billion pesos, and this is enough even if the situation in Mt. Canlaon continues for a long time.
01:07KDSWD is working with the local governments to augment their resources. Our food and non-food items are prepositioned strategically across the country.
01:23We do not need to add food and non-food items. We can deliver them to Negros Island.
