Manila, June 25 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Field Office 3-Central Luzon has started the distribution of more than PHP348.75 million in Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) to more than 62,000 families affected by Super Typhoon Carina in July 2024.

The ECT payouts began on Tuesday in the municipalities of Abucay in Bataan and in Arayat and Candaba in Pampanga and will continue until the first week of July.

"Gaya ng utos ng ating Pangulo, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., hindi pwedeng magbigay lang tayo ng relief goods habang at pagkatapos ng bagyo. Kailangan din nating subaybayan at tulungan ang mga apektadong pamilya hanggang maka-recover o makabangon muli sila (In line with the directives of President Marco...