Excess relief goods to be distributed to worse hit areas

ILOILO CITY: Typhoon ‘Ruby’ (international name Hagupit) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) last December 4, 2014 with the same trajectory as that of typhoon Yolanda last year. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with its local counterparts readied their relief programs to swiftly aid those who are greatly affected by the typhoon.

Iloilo Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer, Dr. Nenette Pador said that even after the onslaught of Ruby, the monitoring of cases, as well as relief operations are still ongoing. Staff from the same government organization are visiting evacuation areas around the province to check if the families affected were able to get back to their normal lives.