MANILA, Oct. 4 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released 75,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) to local government units (LGUs) in Cebu province.

The 75,000 released FFPs are part of the 142,000 FFPs requested by the 11 quake-hit Cebu LGUs, whose mayors were met by DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian when he made the rounds in the Central Visayas island province this week.

"Today (Oct. 3), we released 75,000 FFPs. By tomorrow (Oct. 4), we are already done," Gatchalian told members of DSWD 7 (Central Visayas) on Friday afternoon.

The DSWD-7 is on double time in assisting LGUs in their disaster response.

The Visayas Disaster Resource Center in Mandaue City is also in high gear as volunteers help in producing t...