CEBU — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday assured that it has ample relief supplies for families affected by Typhoon Tino in Cebu province.

DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian gave the assurance during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s visit to Tiltilon Elementary School in Barangay Cotcot, Liloan, one of the areas hardest hit by the typhoon.

“Our supply is more than enough. We have a repacking center in Cebu. Tuloy-tuloy ang pag-repack. May stockpile na pero tuloy-tuloy pa din,” Gatchalian said.

Hundreds of families remain sheltered in evacuation centers across Liloan as part of ongoing relief operations. Gatchalian said the agency has distributed 69,000 family food packs to various local government units (LGUs), including Cebu City, Mandaue, and Talisay, which suffered significant damage from the storm.

The DSWD targets the distribution of 200,000 family food packs by Saturday. “So, we assure all the local government units we will continue to augment para mabigay sa mga naging biktima,” Gatchalian added.

In addition to food packs, the DSWD will extend cash assistance to families whose homes were totally or partially damaged, based on the results of the agency’s ongoing assessment.

Gatchalian also said that DSWD currently maintains a stockpile of two million family food packs strategically prepositioned across the country to ensure rapid disaster response.

During his visit to Cebu, President Marcos also inspected the Talisay Sports Academy Center, which now houses 276 families or 1,110 individuals displaced by Typhoon Tino.

The President likewise assessed the damage at Mananga Bridge in Talisay City, a major link along the Cebu South Coastal Road. Built in 1983, the bridge sustained cracks and other damage due to flooding, leaving one lane impassable.