Ilagan City, Isabela – DSWD Assistant Secretary Rodolfo Encabo, together with staff from the DSWD Field Office 02, attended the inauguration of a Malasakit Center at the Gov. Faustino N. Dy, Jr. Memorial Center in this city earlier today.

Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go led the formal launching of the center that shall be a one-stop shop for the provision of financial aid coming from the DSWD, PCSO, DOH and PhilHealth.

The center is the second to be launched in the Cagayan Valley Region after the inauguration of a similar center in the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City last January 2020.

The DSWD also led the distribution of assistance through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) to 15 affected families from the torrential rains that caused widespread flooding in the city last year at the Ilagan City Community Center. The individuals also received food packs coming from the Office of the President (OP).

Forty (40) individuals meanwhile received AICS financial assistance in the Malasakit Center after assessment by social workers from the Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) Isabela after the center’s inauguration. Each individual received P2,000.00 each for a total of P80,000.00 worth of aid given after the center’s inauguration. ###