The government has provided over P700,000 in cash and kind to the passengers and kin in the ferry fire that claimed 28 lives off the coast of Basilan province last week, Department of National Defense officer-in-charge Senior Undersecretary Carlito--
claimed 28 lives off the coast of Basilan province last week, Department of National Defense officer-in-charge Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said over the weekend.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development and the provincial government of Basilan have distributed financial assistance worth P640,000, and provided more than P71,000 worth of food and non-food items, the DND official said. Local and provincial authorities in Basilan and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao provided the victims with hygiene kits and clothing, he added.The Philippine Coast Guard also distributed meals to the victims, while social workers conducted psychosocial intervention for the survivors staying at the DSWD Home for Women in Mampang, Zamboanga City.
“During the retrieval operations, it came out that out of the 18 bodies visually identified, only 17 actual cadavers were recovered from the scene. Subsequently, the said bodies were brought to Villa Arcega Funeral Homes in Zamboanga City for proper identification and disposition,” Galvez said.
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