MANILA: More than 275,000 families affected by Typhoon Haiyan in Eastern Visayas will continue to get dole-outs from the government until March 31, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said yesterday.
DSWD Secretary Corazon Soliman said they have yet to finalize the list of vulnerable families that would receive relief supplies, including 25 kilos of rice and 25 pieces of canned goods.
Soliman said vulnerable families are those with adults or breadwinners unable to engage in livelihood as well as those with pregnant mothers, senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Cash-for-work programme will be provided to families that will be classified as non-vulnerable, the DSWD chief said.
The distribution of relief goods to non-vulnerable families will stop once the agency comes out with the list. Meanwhile, Soliman said the DSWD had been very busy with disaster relief operations in 2013.
“The year 2013 has been an exhilarating year, which left us breathless but we stepped up to the challenge,” she said. She added the agency is ready for more social welfare and development work this year.
Workers displaced by Haiyan can become entrepreneurs, with the government providing the necessary capital, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday. Baldoz said the government is providing a minimum of P10,000 grant for those who will submit a business proposal they intend to engage in.
The Philippine Star
