As the people of Region VIII commemorated the anniversary of super-typhoon Yolanda, the Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) of the DSWD was active in giving aid to the survivors of this calamity.

DSWD staff recently conducted simultaneous payouts of the 5k Presidential Financial Assistance (5kPFA) to several beneficiaries at Laoang and Catubig, Northern Samar, where a total of  1,533 beneficiaries combined received the 5kPFA.

Now at 80% completion, a total of 33,098 out of 41,159 beneficiaries across Region VIII have received this aid, as of November 14. Future payouts for the remaining 7,476 beneficiaries have already been scheduled.

The 5kPFA is a financial aid given to the survivors of super-typhoon Yolanda who have not received any government assistance. The eligible beneficiaries were listed by people’s organizations and submitted to DSWD last November 2016. The 5kPFA has a fund of P1,000,000,000 from the Socio-Civics Fund of the Office of the President.

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