Personnel from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provide hygiene kits and P5,000 financial assistance each to 58 stranded Badjau families at Manila North Port Terminal on January 20.

The DSWD remains in close coordination with the City of Manila, Philippine Ports Authority, and 2Go Travel to monitor the condition of the strandees and to determine other necessary assistance as they return to their respective provinces. ###