The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) currently has a national stockpile of 1.3 million family food packs (FFPs) to augment the needs of local government units (LGUs) still recovering from the effects of previous storms and those that may be affected by the approaching Typhoon Pepito.

At a situation briefing on Friday (November 15) at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) office at Camp
Aguinaldo in Quezon City, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian reported to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr the agency’s disaster response efforts for Typhoons ‘Pepito, ‘Ofel,’ and ‘Nika’.

“We maintain a 1.3 million stockpile of FFPs nationwide. We’re not dropping that. Then we’re now utilizing two supply lines. Simultaneously, we’re producing from Central Luzon, Pasay City, and Cebu,” Secretary Gatchalian told President Marcos.

“We’re already getting our suppliers delivered to us prepacked. So dalawa na. While we’re producing, we’re also receiving prepacked levels,” the DSWD chief pointed out.

Secretary Gatchalian said the agency is enhancing its repacking efforts while procuring prepacked food packs to expedite preparations for Typhoon Pepito.

The strategy falls under the agency’s Buong Bansa Handa mechanism, which facilitates the activation of two supply chains simultaneously, especially during disasters.

The first supply chain focuses on improving the production capabilities and processes at the DSWD’s National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City, the Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) in Cebu, and various warehouse and storage facilities across the 16 DSWD Field Offices.

According to Secretary Gatchalian, this system was fully activated at the DSWD Central Luzon hub in San Simon, Pampanga to accelerate relief support for families affected by Typhoon Kristine and for previous storms that impacted Northern Luzon.

“After the impact of Kristine, we produced supplies from our National Resource Operations Center in Pasay, then we opened another center in Central Luzon and the Visayas Disaster Response Center, which assisted in supplying the Bicol Region,” the DSWD chief explained.

Secretary Gatchalian also mentioned the second supply chain, which involves collaborations with the private sector to meet the needs of families in various disaster-stricken areas.

The DSWD chief said the Department plans to increase its daily production of FFPs between 50,000 and 85,000 boxes per day to avoid straining the supply chain.

“Mr. President, our usual production in Luzon was 35,000 FFPs daily. Next week, we will reach 85,000, and it won’t drop to 50,000 because we expect Pepito to be very severe. That’s why we are coordinating everything for next week,” the DSWD chief said.

With this production capacity, Secretary Gatchalian assured the President that the agency could produce 1 million FFPs by December 7, in addition to the 1.3 million FFPs currently in stock.

Despite the increasing demand, the DSWD chief was confident that the agency would have relief supplies, citing the recent replenishment of the Department’s Quick Response Funds (QRF).

“Ang lagi hong tinatanong kung kaya pa natin? Masasabi po na kaya po natin because we just got our QRF and we can produce another 1 million FFPs on top of the 1.3 million FFPs that are spread across our warehouses, spokes, and last-mile facilities nationwide,” the DSWD Secretary said. (LSJ)

 

Tagalog Version

1.3M FFPs naka-preposition na sa pagdating ng bagyong Pepito- DSWD Chief

Tiniyak ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na mayroong nakaantabay na 1.3 million family food packs (FFPs) ang ahensya upang tugunan ang pangangailangan ng local government units (LGUs) na hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay patuloy na bumabangon matapos ang pananalasa ng mga nagdaang bagyo bukod pa ang inaasahang pagdating ni bagyong Pepito sa bansa.

Sa ginanap na situation briefing nitong Biyernes (November 15) sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) sa Camp Aguinaldo, sinabi ni DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian sa kanyang report kay Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr na nakahanda ang DSWD upang tulungan ang mga pamilya at indibidwal na apektado ng magkakasunod na pananalasa ng bagyo.

“We maintain a 1.3 million stockpile of FFPs nationwide. We’re not dropping that. Then we’re now utilizing two supply lines. Simultaneously, we’re producing from Central Luzon, Pasay City, and Cebu,” sabi ni Secretary Gatchalian kay Pangulong Marcos.

Dagdag pa ng Kalihim “We’re already getting our suppliers delivered to us prepacked. So dalawa na. While we’re producing, we’re also receiving prepacked levels.”

Sabi pa ni Secretary Gatchalian patuloy na pinapalakas ng ahensya ang repacking efforts nito kasabay ng ginagawang procurement para naman sa mga prepacked foods upang mapabilis ang prepositioning ng mga FFPs sa mga lugar na inaasahang tatamaan ng bagyong Pepito.

Ang nasabing istratehiya ay kabilang sa mekanismo na pinapagana ng Buong Bansa Handa, kung saan dalawang supply chains ang magkasabay na iniimplementa sa panahon ng kalamidad.

Ang unang supply chain ay nakapokus para sa improvement ng production capabilities at pagproseso nito sa National Resource Operations Center (NROC) ng DSWD sa Pasay City, Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) sa Cebu, at iba pang warehouse at storage facilities sa may 16 DSWD Field Offices.

Sabi ni Secretary Gatchalian, ang nasabing sistema ay kasalukuyang gumagana na sa DSWD Central Luzon hub sa San Simon, Pampanga upang mapabilis ang pamamahagi ng relief assistance sa mga pamilya na apektado ng bagyong Kristine.

“After the impact of Kristine, we produced supplies from our National Resource Operations Center in Pasay, then we opened another center in Central Luzon and the Visayas Disaster Response Center, which assisted in supplying the Bicol Region,” sabi pa ng DSWD chief.

Binanggit din ni Secretary Gatchalian ang second supply chain, kung saan kabilang naman dito ang pagtutulungan ng private sector para mabilis na matugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga naapektuhang pamilya.

Sabi pa bg DSWD chief, magdadagdag ang ahensya ng daily production ng FFPs ng hindi bababa sa 50,000 at 85,000 kahon kada araw.

“Mr. President, our usual production in Luzon was 35,000 FFPs daily. Next week, we will reach 85,000, and it won’t drop to 50,000
because we expect Pepito to be very severe. That’s why we are coordinating everything for next week,” sabi pa ng DSWD chief.

Sa nasabing production capacity, aniya, makakapag-produce ang ahensya ng halos 1 million FFPs sa pagsapit ng December 7, bukod pa ito sa 1.3 million FFPs na nakaantabay.

Samantala, sa kabila naman ng papataas na demand ng bilang ng relief assistance, kumpiyansa ang Kalihim na sapat ang relief supplies ng ahensya.

“Ang lagi hong tinatanong kung kaya pa natin? Masasabi po na kaya po natin because we just got our QRF and we can produce another 1 million FFPs on top of the 1.3 million FFPs that are spread across our warehouses, spokes, and last-mile facilities nationwide,” sabi pa ng DSWD Secretary.# (LSJ)