CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)--The Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have combined its resources to augment food assistance to the residents of Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog City, which were placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).

As of August 9, the Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) augmented 5,000 Family Food Packs (FFPs) while the National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB) augmented another 6,700 FFPs which were directly delivered to Cagayan de Oro City.

DSWD Field Office 10 together with the other field offices and national counterparts already augmented to the two local government units a total number of 26,700 FFPs since its first augmentation, July 23, 2021.

An additional 3,300 family food packs are expected to be delivered within the week from the National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau.

Moreover, the LGUs of Cagayan de Oro City and Gingoog City are continuously releasing the special ayuda to the affected families under ECQ.

As of August 8, recipients from the 25 barangays of Gingoog City and 17 barangays of Cagayan de Oro City have already claimed their ECQ special ayuda.

Based on the Joint Memorandum Circular 2 series of 2021, the national government will give financial assistance of P1,000 per individual, with a maximum of P4,000 per family, to residents affected by the ECQ in northern Mindanao.

DSWD Field Office 10 Regional Director Mari-Flor A. Dollaga expresses her gratitude to the two mayors for their prompt response towards the needs of their residents concerning the ECQ special ayuda.

DSWD Field Office 10 continuously maintains close coordination with its national counterparts, other field offices, and with the affected LGUs to ensure immediate response and provision of needed assistance to the affected families in ECQ areas. (DSWD-10/PIA-10)