ADVERTISEMENTThe DSWD said this is to ensure the “safety and welfare of women and children in the aftermath of typhoon Ompong.”The child-friendly spaces provide psychosocial counseling, games, educational activities, art therapy sessions, and supplementary feeding while the women-friendly spaces offer privacy for breastfeeding mothers. According to the DSWD, the establishment of child- and women-friendly spaces is in accordance with Republic Act. The DSWD likewise gave assurances that “children with special needs are attended to.”Earlier, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) said that almost 600,000 individuals were affected by the typhoon. Cash donations may be deposited in the Inquirer Foundation Corp. Banco De Oro (BDO) Current Account No: 007960018860 and Swift Code: BNORPHMM. Inquiries may be addressed to Inquirer’s Corporate Affairs office through Connie Kalagayan at 897-4426, ckalagayan@inquirer.com.ph and Bianca Kasilag-Macahilig at 897-8808 local 352, bkasilag@inquirer.com.ph.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 19, 2018 12:13 UTC