Manila, April 16 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has extended relief assistance to families and individuals affected by a fire incident in the capital of Masbate province on Monday.

In a report on Wednesday, DSWD-5 Director Norman Laurio said they mobilized its Disaster Response Management Division, in coordination with the Masbate Quick Response Team, to provide essential relief aid to the affected residents in Masbate City.

The relief items that were distributed on Tuesday included family food packs and various non-food items such as hygiene kits, family kits, sleeping kits, kitchen kits, and 10-meter laminated sacks, amounting to over PHP300,000.

Laurio said the affected individuals have been as...