The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) held a simultaneous emergency cash transfer (ECT) payout in the provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro, and Davao Oriental from December 13 to 21.

DRMG officials led by Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe with Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, Special Assistant to the Secretary Leo Quintilla, and Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB) Director Michael Cristopher Mathay joined the paymasters and assisted in the ECT payout.

This joint effort from the DRMG’s top executives was aimed at fast-tracking the disbursement of cash aid to the residents affected by the adverse weather condition in the region due to the trough of a low pressure area (LPA).

The ECT payout is part of the DSWD’s efforts to support individuals and families affected by disasters, providing them with financial aid to help them recover and rebuild their lives and livelihoods. (LSJ)