Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian was among the Cabinet officials who joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday (November 10) in the distribution of government assistance to Marce-hit families held at Buguey town in Cagayan province.

During the aid-giving, President Marcos led the turn over of Php10 million to each of the eight municipalities in Cagayan that bore the brunt of Marce, including the towns of Santa Ana and Sanchez Mira where the typhoon made its consecutive landfalls as it passed the province.

Secretary Gatchalian personally oversaw the distribution of 1,500 family food packs (FFPs) to Cagayan residents who were heavily-affected by the widespread effects of the recent weather disturbance.

Among top government officials who joined the President in the aid distribution were Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr.; Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan; Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara; Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy; and Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) Secretary Katrina Ponce Enrile. (LSJ)