Manila, March 3 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will assist the family of a Filipina caregiver who perished after sustaining injuries from an airstrike in Tel Aviv, Israel.

A report from the DSWD's Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) said its counterparts from the DSWD Field Office 1 (Ilocos Region) have coordinated with the local government unit of Basista town in Pangasinan to ensure proper communication and collaboration with the immediate family of Mary Anne Velazquez De Vera.

The DSWD-CIP initiative aims to facilitate the provision of financial assistance and psychosocial support to the bereaved family of Mary Anne.

"Nakikiramay kami sa naiwan nyang pamilya at handa po kami na magbahagi ng tulong sa kanila...