Manila, Jan. 16 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be providing aid under the Assistance to Individuals and Crisis Situations (AICS) program to the families and individuals affected by the fatal landfill collapse in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City, an official said Friday.

"The DSWD is working closely with the local government unit (LGU), ensuring that the affected families are provided with the needed intervention, especially as retrieval operations are still on-going," Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD's Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said in a statement.

"Kasalukuyan na din pong pinoproseso ng Departamento ang pagbibigay ng Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) sa mga ap...