Manila, Oct. 11 -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Saturday assured that the government will provide everything that the province of Davao Oriental needs to help residents recover from the twin earthquakes that struck the province.

Gatchalian also assured Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang that the DSWD has more than enough food and non-food items (FNFIs) to sustain disaster response and will continue to augment supplies as needed.

"We have tons of family food packs -- all you need to do is tell us where they're needed. We have more than enough to supply the areas and can augment further from our resource centers," Gatchalian said during the inter-agency coordination meeting for h...