DSWD at iba pang ahensiya ng pamahalaan, naging maagap sa paghahatid ng tulong sa mga apektadong pamilya

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00:00 Aside from the rapid evacuation, the government was also quick to provide assistance to our countrymen affected by the typhoon.

00:09 According to the DSWD, the humanitarian assistance they were given is worth more than 1.3 million pesos.

00:18 Joy Salamatin is in the center of the news.

00:21 After escaping the typhoon category yesterday, the typhoon Aghon continued to hit Calabarzon.

00:29 Mimaropa, regions 5, 6, 7, and 8.

00:33 According to the DSWD, as of 6 a.m. today, more than 200 barangays were affected by the typhoon,

00:42 where more than 12,000 families or 26,000 residents were affected.

00:51 More than 2,500 families are currently staying in evacuation centers.

00:58 While more than 1,000 families have evacuated to their relatives and friends.

01:06 The government's various agencies immediately responded to ensure the distribution of assistance.

01:14 The Philippine Coast Guard quickly launched a deployable response group in Southern Tagalog

01:20 to evacuate the families affected in Lucena.

01:23 They helped stranded passengers in Quezon, in the area of Talautalaw,

01:30 and provided hot baths and drinking water.

01:34 Before this, they were the first to be given family food packs

01:38 in cooperation with the PCG in the Marinduque government.

01:42 The DSWD is also quickly responding to the needs of the affected residents.

01:49 Aside from the preposition family food packs, the family food packs were continuously received

01:54 from the National Resource Operations Center in Pasay City

01:58 to various field offices of the DSWD in areas affected by the typhoon.

02:04 The local government of Matnog in Sosogon was also happy.

02:08 The people of Field Office 5 also helped more than 700 passengers stranded in Matnog Port.

02:15 They provided lunch and dinner for the stranded passengers.

02:21 They also got up early while waiting for the return of their passengers.

02:27 The Department of Social Welfare and Development

02:33 provided more than P1,300,000 pesos of assistance to the affected areas.

02:38 Currently, the DSWD has more than P3 billion of available relief resources

02:45 that are ready to be distributed to the affected residents.

02:48 Joyce Salamadin for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.