United Nations World Food
Programme (WFP) National Ambassador Against Hunger KC Concepcion (second from
left) recently visited families affected by Typhoon Pablo who are staying at
the evacuation centers in the municipalities of Compostela and New Bataan in
Compostela Valley province. During her visit, KC also distributed relief packs
from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), which include
complementary rations of WFP high-energy biscuits and iron-fortified rice. With
her were DSWD XI Regional Director Priscilla Nidea-Razon (leftmost) and WFP
Philippines Representative and Country Director Stephen Anderson (second from
right).
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| Photo Credit: WFP/Peter Caton/Philippines |
Prior to the distribution,
KC interacted with internally displaced people and assured them that
government, WFP, and many organizations are working around the clock to help
them get back on their feet.
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