The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assures the public that the rice it is giving as part of relief assistance to calamity-affected families are of good quality.

In this photo, typhoon-affected families in Ajuy, Iloilo receive P30,000 as emergency shelter assistance and 25 kilos of rice each from the DSWD regional office.

“You see, they are white and well-milled. They are of commercial quality,” DSWD 6 director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre said contrary to the claims of many that NFA rice given as part of relief for calamity survivors have odor and of poor quality (inset photo)./dswd6