The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has continued to assist Filipinos who have been repatriated to the country amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group.
The DSWD said it has assisted some 272 overseas Filipino workers and other overseas Filipinos since the start of repatriation on Oct. 18 until Nov. 14 when the 14th batch of repatriates arrived in the country.
“The Department has released some P5.4 million worth of assistance to these repatriates which include cash and food aid,” DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said.
These repatriates came from Israel, Lebanon, the West Bank, and Palestine.
Lopez, who also serves as the department’s spokesperson, said each repatriate was given P10,000 cash aid and another P10,000 food assistance through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation or AICS.
The DSWD has been working closely with concerned government agencies for a whole-of-government approach in assisting the repatriates during these difficult times, Lopez stressed.