Manila, Nov. 6 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to deliver relief assistance to affected communities across Visayas and Mindanao following the onslaught of Typhoon Tino.

In an interview on Wednesday, Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD's Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said the total humanitarian assistance released by the agency has so far reached over PHP69.45 million.

"Alam niyo po, ang Department of Social Welfare and Development ay talagang naghahanda para sa lahat ng kalamidad dahil batid naman po natin na tayo ay highly vulnerable to various hazards. [Dahil dito] ini-implement po natin yung Buong Bansa Handa (BBH) program kung saan (The DSWD really prepares for all calamities...