Albay receives relief supplies from DSWD, NDRRMC

MANILA, Philippines – Relief supplies from the national government worth P9.4 million were delivered to Albay on Sunday, October 12, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said in a statement.

The supplies included food packs, malong, mosquito nets, mats, water containers, hygiene kits, and medicines, the DSWD said. They were brought to Guinobatan, Albay, through the “Ligtas Mayon Caravan” jointly organized by the DSWD and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), in partnership with its member agencies.

“We not only want the evacuees to be safe but also to be comfortable and have enough food in their stay in the evacuation centers,” the statement quoted DSWD Secretary Corazon Soliman as saying.  

It has almost been a month since Mayon Volcano in the province of Albay was placed on “Alert Level 3,” after showing signs of “relatively high unrest.” Since then, both the local and the national government have been working on evacuating thousands of residents.

“The food packs are more than enough to augment the daily needs of the evacuees especially now that PHILVOCS has warned of an explosive Mayon eruption anytime,” the statement quoted Albay Governor Joey Salceda as saying. – Rappler.com