Folks laud DSWD for relief goods

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The flood affected residents in the coastal municipalities in  4^th district of the province yesterday lauded  the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office III for providing relief goods in times when the people needs it most.

This department is under the leadership of Director Adelina Apostol

 

DSWD regional office has been continuously providing relief goods to the victims of the Southwest Monsoon as enhanced by recent Typhoon Maring not only in Pampanga but also in Bataan, and Bulacan – the hardest hit provinces in Central Luzon.

 

“Nagpapasalamat pu kami sa DSWD dahil sa mabilis na pagtugon sa pangangailangan ng mga taong naapektuhan ng pagbaha dito sa aming bayan. Natutuwa po kami dahil pagkatapos ng malakas na ulan ay mabilis na dumating ang relief goods sa lugar naming,” Jun Santos, a resident of Barangay San Pedro, San Simon town said.

 

The lady director together with Governor Lilia Pineda distributed relief goods to the residents in Sto. Tomas town benefiting some 2,000 families who were affected by floodwater.

 

It was learned that DSWD regional office spent some P16-million for the purchase of relief goods to provide the immediate food requirements of the people particularly those were currently staying in various evacuation centers.

With the help of the concerned local government units, they were able to serve at least 419,000 families in Pampanga.

 

“Dito po sa bayan ng Candaba isa po si Director Adelina Apostal sa mga unang tumugon at nagpadala agad ng relief. Kaya malaki po ang utang na loob naming sa kanya at departamentong kanyang pinangungunahan,” Cecile Dela Cruz a resident from Barangay Paralaya in Candaba stated.

Other flooded municipalities in the province also received assistance from the social works department.