Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison Affairs and Special Presidential Directives in the Mindanao Region, Luzviminda Ilagan (2nd from left) shows the signed Deed of Donation for the P69 million worth of relief supplies donated by the Government of the Russian Federation to the Philippine government intended for the internally displaced persons affected by the Marawi crisis and other disasters. Also  in photo are Task Force Bangon Marawi Field Office Manager and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Assistant Secretary Felix Castro Jr. (leftmost); His Excellency Mr. Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Philippines (middle); Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto C. Abella (second from right);  and, Honorable Igor Veselov,  Acting Director-General of the Department of International Activity of The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (rightmost).

Samples of the donated goods from Russia, which include bags of rice and sugar, canned milk, and canned meat or beef stew. The goods, coursed through the DSWD, will be distributed to the internally displaced persons of various disasters that recently hit the country.