The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7 is coordinating with Lapu-Lapu City officials to assist victims of two fire incidents in Barangays Canjulao and Basak.
Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero reported that 36 families or 161 individuals were affected in Canjulao, while 170 families or 315 individuals were displaced in Basak.
The local government has provided temporary shelter and meals to evacuees, while city social workers are conducting profiling of affected households.
Family food packs will be distributed after profiling, and further support may be extended through the DSWD’s Crisis Intervention Unit. Lucero assured that affected families will receive appropriate assistance based on individual assessments conducted by social workers.
