(City of San Fernando, Pampanga)  The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office III (DSWD FO III) reported that a total of P1,271.000.00 relief assistance has been extended to the victims of Typhoon Falcon in Central Luzon.

Four thousand one hundred family food packs composed of six (6) kg. of rice, eight (8) tins canned goods (corned beef and sardines) and six (6) sachets 3-in-1 coffee, have been extended to the Province of Bulacan.

The flooding spawned by the continuous rain brought by Falcon has affected three (3) provinces in Central Luzon affecting 7,295 families or 36,253 persons in 47 barangays in seven (7) municipalities of the region.

Bulacan, the hardest hit province, has 7,180 families or 35,671 affected from the municipalities of Meycauayan, Marilao, Obando and the City of San Jose Del Monte; Bataan with 65 families or 332 persons affected from the municipalities of Dinalupihan and Mariveles; and 50 families or 250 persons in Zambales.

Twenty four evacuation centers have been set-up and have served 530 families or 3,443 persons. Nine evacuation centers are still in operation serving 163 families or 763 persons.These are in Meycauayan with four (4) and City of San Jose Del Monte with one (1); Mariveles with one (1) and Dinalupihan with three (3).

There were four (4) reported casualties, two drowned and two hit by collapsed fence. One (1) 18year old male from San Marcelino, Zambales was reported missing and one (1) family from Dona Remedios Trinidad with totally damaged house.

Meanwhile, the Municipal Government of San Narciso in Zambales has distributed sleeping mats to the affected families in Barangay Beddeng.

The DSWD Field Office III Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and the Provincial/Municipal Action Teams continuously work closely with the local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (DRRMCs) in their respective areas. ### (Social Marketing Unit)