The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)  Field Office II provided assistance to families  affected by the El Nino phenomenon in the the Province of Quirino through its Cash-for-Work Program.

A total of 31,838 families affected by El Nino received assistance regionwide.

Of the P1, 652, 890.00 funds downloaded to the Field Office, P61, 651, 398.68 were utilized.  The said funds were allocated to the following provinces in the region:

1. Cagayan – P24, 425,080.00
2. Isabela – P21, 726, 250.00
3. Nueva Vizcaya – P9, 299, 790.00
4. Quirino – P6, 201,770.00 with the following number of beneficiaries and breakdown of funds per municipality:

4.1     Aglipay – P1,019,940.00 with 534 beneficiaries

4.2     Cabarroguis – P977, 920.00 with 512 beneficiaries

4.3     Saguday – P420,200.00 with 220 beneficiaries

4.4     Diffun – P1,720, 910 with 901 beneficiaries

4.5     Maddela – P716, 250.00 with 375 beneficiaries

4.6     Nagtipunan – P1,346,550.00 with 705 beneficiaries

In the meantime, the FO2 through the Provincial/Municipal Action Teams, provided other support services to the beneficiaries in collaboration with the Provincial/Municipal government units.

These support services include the following:

1. Provision of seedlings resilient to climate change. These were provided by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
2. Food packs given by the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office in Quirino; and,
3. Cash for Building Livelihood Assets  through the Sustainable Livelihood Program. ### By: Gela Flor R. Perez, Regional Information Officer II