CSWDO attends to 378 families affected by typhoons, habagat

The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) has been attending to the victims of the successive weather disturbances and the lingering southwest monsoon in the city since July 19, 2025.

CSWD Officer Liza Bulayungan said that as of July 29, 2025, they have served a total of 378 families composed of 1,593 individuals who were affected by flooding and landslides in different parts of the city due to incessant rains and winds caused by severe tropical storm “Crising,” tropical storm “Dante,” typhoon “Emong” and the “habagat”.

Of this total, 204 families with 870 individuals were displaced while 175 or 753 individuals stayed in place.

There were 109 families that stayed in the city’s eight evacuation centers while 94 moved in with relatives. As of July 29, only 17 remained in the centers.

As per the report, there were 66 affected houses, nine of which were totally destroyed and 57 were partially damaged.

The office also provided assistance to the casualties — one deceased, two injured and one missing person.

A total of P607,470 was disbursed as assistance to the victims, P337,787.50 came from the Dept. of Social Welfare and Development Cordillera (DSWD-CAR); P264,682 from the city government and P39,500 from donations.

The government assistance came in the form of cash assistance, food assistance and family, hygiene and sleeping kits.

Mayor Benjamin Magalong thanked the social workers who worked tirelessly despite the rains and perils posed by the weather disturbances.

“They went about their duties — going on the ground assessing calamity victims’ situations, distributing family food packs and hygiene kits, monitoring evacuation centers and providing emotional and all kinds of support — with purpose and heart.”

“They all subscribe to their service dictum, ‘In times of crisis, compassion knows no rest.'” – Aileen P. Refuerzo