Some P530,671.00 worth of relief goods has been provided to the victims of Typhoon Butchoy which occurred on July 7 affecting the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan and Zambales.

The said assistance, which came from the combined resources of the DSWD and the local government units (LGUs) were extended to Bataan- P169,731.00 and Zambales- P360,940.00. Of these assistance, P433,128.00 worth of food items came from the DSWD and P97,543 from the LGUs of Bataan.

DSWD has also prepositioned 6,590 family food packs in the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, and Zambales.

As of 3:00 PM today, disater monitoring report, Typhoon Butchoy has affected 8,009 families composed of 33,323 persons from the 11 municipalities of the provinces of Bataan (4,340 families), Bulacan (492) and Zambales (3,177).

Of the 21 evacuation opened, 10 are still in operation serving 68 families or 255 persons. Meanwhile, a total of 5,264 families or 21,154 persons are being were served in their respective communities.

The rains that triggered flood in the affected areas had left nine (9) families with partially damaged houses. No casualties were reported as of this time.

DSWD FO III has activated its quick response teams (QRTs) at the field office and provincial extension offices which are now monitoring the situation in the affected provinces. The Field Office continue its close coordination with the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) at the regional level and Local DRRMC at the provincial/municipal level. ### (Evelyn T. Manalo)