The different  Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nationwide are  currently conducting assessment activities at the provincial and municipal levels to determine further additional requirements  for food assistance and implementation of Cash-for-Work (CFW) in drought-stricken areas.

DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman reiterated that the Department has adequate funds to augment the resources of local government units (LGUs) in responding to the needs of affected families.

To date, DSWD has provided a total of P1,270,615,194.13 worth of assistance to 1,172,260 affected families nationwide. The amount includes the cost of food assistance and the implementation of CFW funded under the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation and Quick Response Funds of the Department for 2015-2016.

Currently, the highest number of beneficiaries came from Region XII and the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) with 330,060 and 338,314 families, respectively. ###