DSWD-7 staff distribute sleeping kits to landslide-affected families at the Sirao Integrated School in Barangay Sirao, Cebu City. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has provided sleeping kits to 69 families last January 19 in Barangay Sirao, a mountain barangay in Cebu City.
These families evacuated their houses after a landslide triggered by incessant rains occurred last January 16.
Thirty-three families from Sitios Tawagan II and Kang-irag took shelter in a covered gymnasium while the remaining 36 families are still staying in Sirao Integrated School.
“Dako among pasalamat nga gitagaan mi og habol kay pirting katugnaw diri inig ka-gabii (We are thankful that we were given blankets because it is really cold here during nighttime),” said Gelinda Samra, a resident of Barangay Sirao, who evacuated together with nine family members.
The sleeping kit contains sleeping mat, blankets, malong and mosquito net.
The DSWD-7 continuously monitors and assesses the situation in Barangay Sirao in partnership with the Cebu City Social Welfare Services in preparation for the provision of other appropriate interventions.