The Office of the Vice President - Disaster Operations Center (OVP-DOC) on January 20 distributed 500 sacks of rice for Lanao del Norte and 300 sacks of rice in the province of Eastern Samar for those affected by the flood.
In Lanao del Norte, the OVP-DOC gave 440 sacks of rice to the town of Tubod which was accepted by Mayor Dionisio Cabahug Jr. for the 2,200 affected residents.
In the town of Baroy, the team delivered 60 sacks of rice for 300 families. Mayor Grelina Lim accepted it.
In the province of Eastern Samar, the OVP donated 300 sacks of rice for 2,822 affected families. These were received by Provincial Administrator Nelson Cortez.
The flooding in these provinces was brought by the Low Pressure Area (LPA) Trough that started on January 2.