The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII has provided sleeping kits to 69 families on January 19, 2017 in Barangay Sirao, a mountain barangay in Cebu City.

These families evacuated their houses after a landslide occurred last Monday triggered by incessant rains.

33 families from Sitio Tawagan II and Sitio Kang-irag took shelter in a covered gymnasium while the remaining 36 families are still staying in Sirao Integrated School.

“Dako among pasalamat nga gitagaan mi og habol kay pirting katugnaw diri inig kagabie (We are thankful that we were given blankets because it is really cold here during night time),” said Gelinda Samra, a resident of Barangay Sirao, who evacuated together with other 9 family members.

The sleeping kit contains sleeping mat, blankets, malong and mosquito net.

The regional office of DSWD continuously monitors and assesses the situation in Brgy. Sirao in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare Services (DSWS) of Cebu City Government in preparation for the provision of other appropriate interventions. ###

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