Emergency Aid for areas affected by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption — DSWD
December 14, 2024
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on December 14 that P2 billion is readily available as standby funds for communities heavily affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano.
The Department of Social Welfare and Social Development (DSWD), along with humanitarian NGOs, have spent over P14.7 million worth of aid among the volcano eruption-affected families in the form of food, drugs, shelter, and other services.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported continuous eruption activity at Kanlaon during 11–17 December. Periodic ash emissions were recorded during the week: two ash emission events lasting 11-29 minutes occurred on 10 December, 13 ash emission events on 12 December lasting from 2 minutes up to 78 minutes, and four ash emission events on 16 December lasted 6-35 minutes. The Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) reported on 17 December that 15,391 people from 4,865 families were spread across 32 evacuation centers and another 2,711 people from 803 families were staying elsewhere