BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 15 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga Region (DSWD-13) and the Office of Civil Defense-13 have provided over PHP 7.1 million in aid to residents impacted by the series of strong earthquakes across the region since last week.

Most of Mindanao experienced the tremors, with Manay town in Davao Oriental as the epicenter of the magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 earthquakes on Oct. 10, followed by aftershocks in the subsequent days.

In its report on Wednesday, the OCD-13 stated that the DSWD-13 distributed PHP1.7 million worth of Family Food Packs (FFPs) to various affected areas in the region.

A total of 2,980 FFPs were distributed to residents affected in Surigao del Sur, particularly in Hinatuan, San Agust...