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RELIEF ASSISTANCE. Volunteers help in the repacking of relief goods at the warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to be provided to families affected by Tropical Depression Agaton. DSWD has already extended over PHP42 million worth of various assistance to families affected by the weather disturbance. (PNA photo courtesy of DSWD Western Visayas FB page) ILOILO CITY - The national government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far extended over PHP42.7 million worth of assistance to families affected by Tropical Depression Agaton in Western Visayas. The assistance includes financial, food and non-food items as reflected in the Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) of the DSWD and submitted to the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) as of 11 p.m. on April 17. "DSWD has an exemption from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) so it can readily provide assista
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The amount of financial aid given to Typhoon Odette-hit communities is now over P293 million from P130M, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said Sunday.