Ready-to-eat food packs from Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 are delivered to local governments in Ilocos Sur’s second district for distribution to families affected by heavy rains and flooding. — Photo courtesy of DSWD Field Office 1 – Ilocos Region
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has sent 2,668 ready-to-eat food (RTEF) packs to local governments in Ilocos Sur as additional assistance for families affected by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” and recent tropical storms Luis and Maymay.
The DSWD Field Office 1 on Tuesday, Aug. 11, said the food packs were allocated to 14 local government units in the province’s second district that were severely affected by heavy rains and flooding.
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