THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released P391 million more in Emergency Shelter Assistance.
The amount was released for four municipalities in Aklan, one in Iloilo and another in Negros Occidental.
If broken down, P15.1 million was disbursed for 505 families in Lezo; P10.7 million for 358 families in Tangalan; P5.5 million for 184 families in Nabas; and P16.9 million for 566 families in Ibajay, all in the province of Aklan.
In these four towns, the agency released checks amounting to P30,000 each for those with totally damaged houses.
Also, P242.3 million was released for 8,079 families in Carles, Iloilo and P100.2 million for 3,342 families in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.
For Carles and Sagay, funding was transferred to the LGU which shall in turn schedule and conduct the distribution to their constituents. DSWD will be monitoring the releasing.
These recent releases bring to P2.4 billion the total funds disbursed by the agency for Region 6.
The ESA is a cash grant provided to families whose houses are either totally or partially damaged. It aims to provide assistance to families affected by typhoon to purchase housing materials for the repair and reconstruction of their damaged houses./dswd6/May Grecia-Rago