Following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Lawin, DSWD Field Office 02 OIC Regional Director Ponciana P. Condoy instructed her staff to prepare for the conduct of household assessment to identify eligible beneficiaries of the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) Program of the Department.

ESA is a cash grant provided to families whose houses are either totally or partially damaged and  who have no permanent source of income or whose income is below the poverty threshold of the region.

“While we are still doing response operations in terms of providing family foods packs and other social services to our constituents, w

For the first batch of aid to be distributed in cash, a uniform amount of P5,000 will be given to families who need shelter assistance, whether their houses were partially or totally damaged.