The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already extended over 1 million boxes of family food packs (FFPs) to families affected by Tropical Cyclones Marce, Nika, Ofel, and Pepito, an agency official reported on Monday (December 2).

“Based on our latest tally, we have already released 1,007,121 family food packs in response to Marce, Nika, Ofel and Pepito,” Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, said.

The relief packs have reached disaster-affected families across Regions 1 (Ilocos Region), 2 (Cagayan Valley), 3 (Central Luzon), 4-A (CALABARZON), 4-B (MIMAROPA), 5 (Bicol Region), and 8 (Eastern Visayas).

Asst. Secretary Dumlao said majority of the FFPs released or 511,024 were extended to Cagayan Valley, one of the regions hardest-hit by the successive cyclones that battered the country in November.

The DSWD spokesperson assured that despite the significant number of FFPs released, the agency’s stockpile remains stable due to the continuous repacking of FFPs in the major production hubs as well as the prepositioning of food packs in agency and local government units-owned warehouse facilities

“We do not wish for more typhoons to come. However, just like what Secretary Rex Gatchalian always says, we are always preparing for the worst so we can roll out the best response possible,” Asst. Secretary Dumlao pointed out.

As of December 2, the agency maintains more than Php101 million in standby funds and Php2.1 billion worth of food and non-food items (FNFIs) nationwide. # (LSJ)

Tagalog Version

DSWD nakapamahagi ng mahigit 1M FFPs sa mga lugar na sinalanta ng sunod-sunod na bagyo

Mahigit sa isang milyong kahon ng family food packs (FFPs) ang naipaabot na ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa mga apektadong pamilya at indibidwal sa bans ana nasalanta ng mga bagyong Marce, Nika, Ofel, at Pepito.

“Based on our latest tally, we have already released 1,007,121 family food packs in response to Marce, Nika, Ofel and Pepito,” sabi ni Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) at Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao.

Ang mga relief packs naiparating na sa mga lugar sa Regions 1 (Ilocos Region), 2 (Cagayan Valley), 3 (Central Luzon), 4-A (CALABARZON), 4-B (MIMAROPA), 5 (Bicol Region), at 8 (Eastern Visayas).

Ayon kay Asst. Secretary Dumlao, karamihan sa mga naipamahaging FFPs o may bilang na 511,024 ay naibigay sa Cagayan Valley.

Kasabay nito, tiniyak ng DSWD spokesperson na sa kabila ng maraming bilang ng mga FFPs na naipamahagi na, patuloy pa rin aniya ang ginagawang repacking sa mga major production hubs habang nagsasagawa ng prepositioning ng mga food packs.

“We do not wish for more typhoons to come. However, just like what Secretary Rex Gatchalian always says, we are always preparing for the worst so we can roll out the best response possible,” sabi pa ni Asst. Secretary Dumlao.

Sa kasalukuyan, ang ahensya ay mayroong mahigit sa Php101 million standby funds at Php2.1 billion halaga ng food and non-food items (FNFIs). # (MVC)