April 29, 2025
PBBM orders DSWD to be ready in giving long-term aid to Bulusan evacuees as needed – Sec. Gatchalian
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has assured the Mt. Bulusan evacuees that the agency is ready to provide them with long-term assistance in the event that the volcano’s restiveness becomes protracted. “In that eventuality, halimbawang lumala o nagkaroon ng mas malalang epekto, sinisigurado ng DSWD, sa utos ng ating Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. na walang victim o affected family na magugutom,” Secretary Gatchalian said in a press conference at the Sorsogon Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (SPDRRMO) on Tuesday (April 29). The DSWD chief cited previous situations wherein the agency distributed long-term […]