Philippine Information Agency Central Visayas

Personnel of the Philippine Air Force-Tactical Operations Wing Central on Dec. 30, 2021 deliver food packs and other items to the towns of Ubay and Pres. Carlos P. Garcia (Pitogo) in Bohol Province greatly affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette last Dec. 16. (Photo by 2LT Edibert V Baguio PAF, PAO/CMO Director, TOWCEN) CEBU CITY, Cebu, Jan. 5 (PIA) -- The Philippine Air Force-Tactical Operations Wing Central (PAF-TOWCEN) has delivered relief goods in a form of family food packs (FFPs) to various areas in Central Visayas affected by the onslaught of Typhoon "Odette" (International name: Rai) on Dec. 16, 2021. The PAF-TOWCEN delivered a total of 10,050 family food packs from Dec. 19-28, 2021 that were given by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 7. During the same period, they also turned over a total of 11,500 FFPs for distribution to the victims in Central Visayas. As of Dec. 28, PAF-TOWCEN has delivered relief goods to several municipalities i...

(Photo by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Central Visayas)   The Department of Social Welfare and Development Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has released 58,488 family food packs (FFPs) to at least 461,000 families of the 31 out of 72 requesting local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas as of December 26, 2021.  Daisy C. Lor, Disaster Response and Rehabilitation Section Head of the DSWD-7, said during the daily assessment meeting of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) 7, the total cost of assistance has now reached P30,344,920 in the region that were affected by the onslaught of Tyhpoon Odette (International name: Rai). Out of the 58,488 relief packs delivered, 26,888 were allocated for Bohol, amounting to P12,502,920 while 16,600 more, worth P7,719,000 were set aside for Negros Oriental. About 15,000 FFPs were given to Cebu amounting to P6,975,000. Lor said some of the food packs shipped to areas in Bohol came from the DSWD Centr...