The Department of Social Welfare Field Office in Central Visayas provided aid to families who were affected by the massive fire that hit a coastal village in Lapu-Lapu City comprising more than P15.9 million worth of cash, food and non-food items.

DSWD Field Office 7 regional director Shalaine Marie Lucero over the weekend said the agency has been conducting relief operations for the affected residents since the fire broke out in Sitio Sta. Maria, Barangay Pusok last 12 December.

"We are still in close coordination with the LGU of Lapu-Lapu City and assured them that the agency is prepared to deliver more augmentation support to the affected families upon assessment and request," Lucero said.

She added that the affected families reached 2,202 or 5,151 individuals who are temporarily staying in two evacuation centers at Pusok Elementary School and Pusok Recreation Center in the same barangay.

"Among the assistance provided were family food packs, cash aid and non-food items such as sleeping kits," Lucero said.