At least P25 worth of assistance has been provided to more than 100,000 families or 389,046 persons affected by the 7.0-magnitude quake on July 27, said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

As of August 1, DSWD has provided P21.9 million worth of assistance, while local government units extended P1.9 million.

Likewise, about P1.3 million worth of assistance came from non-government organizations, while P33,000 was from DSWD’s other partners.

DSWD Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo thanked the different agencies and organizations that donated cash, goods, and other relief items for the earthquake victims.

On July 31, the Office of the President donated 76 units of 1.5 and 8.5 kilo-volt-amperes generators and 60 portable rice mill machines to the province of Abra.

DSWD Field Office I also received donations of 521 boxes of bottled water, 60 boxes of canned goods, 33 boxes of instant noodles, 19 packs of assorted biscuits, 35 packs of five-kilogram (kg) rice, four packs of 10 kg rice, 15 packs of fruit juice, and one pack of assorted goods amounting to P350,000.00 from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.

Likewise, 1,000 plastic tarpaulins/shelter tarps amounting to P3,000,000 were donated by the International Organization for Migration through the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.