Ifugao PSWDO thanks groups for relief goods

>> Monday, October 31, 2011

By Vency D. Bulayungan

LAGAWE, Ifugao - - The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office here extended its appreciation in behalf of the provincial local government unit to those who provided help and relief goods to the province for distribution to families affected by Typhoons Pedring and Quiel.

PSWD Officer Joyce Niwane said SN Aboitiz, GMA 7 and ABS CBN delivered goods to augment the relief operation of the DSWD. “We express our deep gratitude to them since they helped in easing up the hardships and even loss of lives of residents here.”

In Aguinaldo, the DSWD distributed 81 family packs containing five kilos of rice, four pouches of noodles and six sardines.

In Alfonso Lista, SN Aboitiz distributed 70 family packs containing three kilos of rice, 5-6 pouch of noodles and 6-7 sardines while in Asipulo, the company assisted 175 families by distributing 175 family packs.

In Banaue, a total of 1,347 family packs were distributed -381 packs from DSWD, 154-SN Aboitiz; 312 from GMA and 500 from ABS CBN.

In Hingyon town, the Provincial Local Government Unit and the DSWD distributed 164 family packs; Kiangan – 287 by DSWD; Lagawe 244 family packs from GMA; Lamut-444 from GMA; Mayoyao-207 family packs from DSWD and Tinoc-48 family packs from DSWD.

Out of the 175 barangays in the province, the two typhoons affected 157 barangays and 2,689 families respectively. Both typhoons affected 12,590 persons (6,249 male and 6,345 females).

Pedring and Quiel claimed five lives, one missing, 22 injured and 124 families displaced to the evacuation centers. 143 houses were totally damaged houses while 2,543 were partially damaged.

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