HUNDREDS of residents and workers flocked to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to seek transportation and financial assistance on Friday, the second day of the closure in Boracay.

DSWD chief information officer Myla Monsod told The Manila Times that more than 700 displaced workers have been lining up since Thursday in front of the agency’s operation center as early as 5 a.m.

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