
Negros Occidental received the most number of food packs for El Niño affected families in Western Visayas.
Negros Occidental received 29,167 family food packs.
Data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 showed that it served food packs to 63,824 families in 39 cities and municipalities in the region as of May 2.
It is worth a total of P38,899,484.90 worth of assistance.
Aklan received a total of 8,307 food packs; Antique-15,934; Capiz-1,000 and Iloilo-9,416 packs.
"We are doubling our efforts in providing family food packs to affected families. Our Angels in Red Vest will always do their best to help El Niño affected populace subsist this drought season," DSWD regional director Carmelo Nochete said.*