Affected people climb to 1.3 million due to recent bad weather; relief provided reaches P39 million — DSWD

WIRE — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday said more than 1.3 million people have been affected by the southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay, with a total of P39.37 million in humanitarian assistance already provided. DSWD Secretary Rexlon T. Gatchalian cited the figures during a Palace press briefing, where he

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