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Cagayan de Oro: DSWD 10 Immediately responds to fire survivors in Brgy. Tablon

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A quick response was given to the 48 fire-incident-affected families in Brgy. Tablon, Cagayan de Oro City.

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The DSWD Field Office X, through its Regional Disaster Response Management Division, provided immediate relief augmentation of food and non-food items. 48 family food packs, 48 hygiene kits, 48 kitchen kits, and 48 sleeping kits were equally distributed to the said families.A box of family food packs shall be able to sustain a family of five to six people for two to three days. Each box contains four tins of canned tuna flakes, two tins of canned sardines, four tins of canned corned beef, five sachets of 3-in-1 instant coffee, five sachets of powdered cereal drink, and six kilos of NFA rice.

The hygiene kit contains 5 pieces of a toothbrush, 4 pieces of toothpaste, 1 bottle of shampoo, 4 pieces of bath bar soap, 2000 grams of laundry bar soap, 4 packs of sanitary napkin, 1 piece of comb, 1 piece of a disposable shaving razor, 1 piece nail cutter, 1 piece bathroom dipper, and 1-piece 20L square plastic bucket with cover and plastic handle.
Moreover, a sleeping kit contains 2 pieces of blanket, 1 piece of mosquito net, 1 piece of sleeping mat, and 1 piece of malong while a kitchen kit contains 5 sets of spoons and forks, 5 drinking cups, 5 plates, 1 frying pan, 1 cooking pan, and 1 ladle.

With the strong support and in response to the request of LGU Cagayan de Oro, these families will be able to sustain their basic needs during their stay in the evacuation center.
The DSWD, as the Vice Chair for Disaster Response of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), continues to foster convergence strategies with partner National Government Agencies (NGAs) and Local Government Units to ensure that relief assistance and services are well-coordinated in response to disaster events such as fire incidents.

(Source: DSWD Region 10)

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