80,000 diapers sent to evacuation centers in Lanao del Sur

Government agencies, non-government organizations, and private donors donated about 80,000 cloth and disposable diapers for the young children of evacuees who fled Marawi City, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Region 10 reported.

The donations are from government agencies in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the Philippine Business for Social Progress, and private donors.

ARMM’s Cabinet Secretary Khal Mambuay-Campong said the drive started since the first day of the Marawi siege to help parents provide diapers for their babies.

“As part of the ARMM's Crisis Management Committee, and as a mother, ito yung naisip namin na ibigay dahil gusto namin matulungan yung mga parents na hirap maghanap ng diapers for their babies dahil walang mabilihan," Campong was quoted as saying.

The fifth batch of diapers was distributed on July 10, in evacuation centers in Lanao del Sur.

Dr. Kadil Sinolinding Jr., ARMM’s Health department secretary said, “diapers in difficult situations, such as the unexpected displacement of families, give parents a sigh of relief on easier management of their children’s wastes when the water supply is scarce and sanitary disposal poses a challenge.”

The ARMM government continues to send relief packs, hygiene kits and medical services to the affected residents of Marawi. — BAP, GMA News