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FOOD AID. Boxes of family food packs are distributed in Hinunangan, Southern Leyte on Dec. 27, 2021. At least 53,389 family food packs have been distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to victims of Typhoon Odette in 25 badly-hit towns in Eastern Visayas.(Photo courtesy of DSWD-8) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 53,389 family food packs (FFPs) have been distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to victims of Typhoon Odette in 25 badly-hit towns in Eastern Visayas. DSWD 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Grace Subong said 57 percent of the projected 92,705 families have been provided with FFPs as of December 28. The augmentations are for Maasin City and 18 towns in Southern Leyte; Tacloban City and four towns in Leyte; and Mercedes in Eastern Samar. "We have an ongoing production of food packs at DSWD regional resource operations center in Palo, Leyte. We also received 20,000 FFPs from our central office, 7,000 FFPs from Cordillera Administra ....