Over P700,000 in relief and financial assistance has been provided by the government to the passengers of the fire-stricken Basilan ferry that was caught in a tragedy that left 28 people dead, Defense chief Carlito Galvez Jr. said Saturday.
Over P700,000 in relief and financial assistance has been provided by the government to the passengers of the fire-stricken Basilan ferry that was caught in aIn his report to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Galvez said financial assistance worth P640,000, and more than P71,000 in food and non-food items were distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the provincial government of Basilan to the victims of the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 fire.
Galvez said personnel from the DSWD conducted psychosocial intervention to the survivors staying at the DSWD Home for Women in Mampang, Zamboanga City. As of April 1, Galvez said authorities on the ground recorded 28 dead, 32 missing, and 227 survivors from the sea tragedy.
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