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| 317 families affected by Typhoon Odette received Shelter Assistance from DSWD Field Office VIII in Baybay City, Leyte. Photo: DSWD Eastern Visayas |
TACLOBAN CITY – Three-hundred seventeen (317) families received monetary Shelter Assistance (SA) from the Disaster Response Management Division of the DSWD Field Office VIII in Baybay City, Leyte, on November 22, 2022.
A direct check payout of P10,000 was made to all eligible recipients whose homes were completely destroyed by Typhoon Odette in December 2021.
The program is intended to be a short-term intervention to reduce typhoon victims' exposure to vulnerabilities and to meet their needs other than food and non-food items.
The SA distribution was a success thanks to the assistance of Baybay City's City Social Welfare and Development Office; all who came to claim their checks received them without incident.
In the coming days, the region's DRMD will continue distributing shelter assistance to other LGUs.