Luckily spared from the wrath of Typhoon Ruby, some beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program voluntarily submitted themselves to the different repacking sites in Iloilo to help in the repacking operation.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) has recorded 160 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries out of more than 700 volunteers who joined the Ruby operation in four repacking sites located in Iloilo Sports Complex in Iloilo City and in towns of Guimbal, Cabatuan, and Barotac Viejo, all in Iloilo.

DSWD-6 director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre thanked all the volunteers coming from different organizations who made the relief operation faster.

In fact, the four repacking sites have already completed the production of 20,288 family food packs equivalent to P 7.3 million but repacking operation is still ongoing to replenish DSWD stockpile.

Record of DSWD-6 shows that there are 2, 357 damaged houses. Of which, 214 houses were totally damaged while 2, 143 houses were partially damaged.

On the other hand, the Field Office has already delivered and completed the distribution of 63,463 family food packs and rice packs in the affected municipalities and LGUs. The total cost of assistance provided by DSWD through the provision of food packs now reached to P 20.1 million.//dswd6/Montesa Grino-Caoyonan