DSWD to provide ‘cash-for-work’ assistance to residents of oil spill-affected areas

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), will roll out a cash-for-work (CFW) program to assist oil spill-affected residents in Oriental Mindoro, Antique, and Palawan.

According to DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, he received reports that the oil spill that previously affected some communities in Oriental Mindoro has also affected some parts of Antique and Palawan, and now also needs government assistance.

Some of the residents of Bansud, Bongabong, Bulalacao, Gloria, Naujan, Pinamalaya