A total of 6,741 families in the town of Samboan have received family food packs worth P4.2 million from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7).

DSWD-7 Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero said the families from 15 villages in Samboan were engaged in the planting of over 400 tree seedlings, as well as the desilting and declogging of barangay drainage systems, rivers, and canals.

She said each beneficiary received a family food pack from DSWD in exchange for their three-day work from 18 to 20 October.

"The Food-for-Work Program aims to extend assistance to vulnerable and disadvantaged groups and families by giving FFPs and creating temporary employment while at the same time encouraging the community to participate in projects that benefit their locality," she added.

The program was requested by the local government of Samboan and was supervised by the local Disaster Response Management Division.