Daily Tribune
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has ordered its Field Office in Zamboanga Peninsula to provide assistance to at least 1,000 individuals affected by the big fire in Bongao town in Tawi-Tawi province.
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday ordered regional director Riduan Hadjimuddin to coordinate with the local government unit of Bongao for the food and non-food items that will be given to the fire-affected constituents.
In his report to the DSWD chief, Hadjimuddin said the FO-9's Disaster Response Management Division has already prepared 1,000 boxes of family food packs; 1,000 sleeping kits; 1,000 family kits; 1,000 hygiene kits and 150 modular tents.
"We have already coordinated with the Office of Civil Defense for the transporting of these goods to Bongao," Hadjimuddin said.
To recall, the fire — which started 1:40 p.m. last Thursday — razed some 100 houses along Kahapon Street, Barangay Poblacion in Bongao, which is part of Tawi-Tawi province.
"The DRMD coordinated with the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office for psychosocial support for the affected families," Hadjimuddin said.
