To help them start anew after bearing the brunt of Typhoon Egay, some 1,000 Ilocano families in Ilocos Norte wait for their turn to receive their cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office -1 (Ilocos Region) during a simultaneous payouts on Saturday (July 29).
The beneficiaries were from the towns of Bacarra with 500 families, Sarrat with 200, Piddig with 150, San Nicolas with 98, Laoag City with 30, and Badoc with 22 families.
The cash aid was given through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program.