Manila, Oct. 19 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has initially provided PHP720,925 in aid to families affected by Tropical Storm (TS) Ramil, an agency official said Sunday.

DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the Disaster Response Management Group said the initial aid consisted of 382 family food packs (FFPs) and 547 ready-to-eat-food (RTEF) boxes.

"Kaagapay po tayo ng mga local government units [LGUs] para makapagbigay ng agarang tulong at kapanatagan sa mga apektadong pamilya, na palaging bilin ng ating Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. tuwing may sakuna (We stand with local government units to provide immediate assistance and comfort to affected families, as our President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. always ...