An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Wednesday (October 2) that the agency has established 981 storage facilities nationwide, citing this as a way to ensure the agency’s faster disaster response operations.
“We now have 981 warehouses in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, which have greatly helped in our prepositioning of relief supplies as well as in fast-tracking our disaster response and relief operations across the country,” Assistant Secretary Juan Carlo Marquez, who is also the DSWD co-spokesperson, said.
According to Asst. Secretary Marquez, the expanded warehousing capacity of the Department has resulted in more efficient disaster response, with a number of DSWD Field Offices (FOs) even gaining commendation from the legislative branch with their swift action amid the onslaught of recent disasters.
“During our budget hearing in Congress, our Central Luzon Regional Director Venus Rebuldela and NCR Regional Director Michael Joseph Lorico were respectively hailed by their congressmen due to their quick response at the height of Typhoon Carina,” the DSWD co-spokesperson recalled.
“When asked what boosted their efficiency, they pointed out their prepositioning efforts were instrumental in their swift response,” Asst. Secretary Marquez said.
The total number of warehouses is composed of hubs, spokes and last-mile facilities.
Currently, the DSWD has 12 hubs serving as the central storage facilities. These include three National Resource Operations Centers (NROC) located in Pasay City, Valenzuela City, and Paranaque City; and the Visayas Disaster Resource Centers (VDRC) in Mandaue City, Cebu.
There are also four DSWD FO 3-Central Luzon hubs in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac; and one DSWD FO 11-Davao Region hub in Pantukan, Davao de Oro.
Another hub is currently being constructed in Butuan City in Caraga Region that will serve the whole of Mindanao.
Aside from the hubs, the DSWD has 75 spokes facilities nationwide which are provided by LGUs in strategically located areas in cities as well as in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class municipalities.
The DSWD also has 894 last mile warehouses nationwide strategically located in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) or hard-to-reach areas, including 4th, 5th and 6th class municipalities.
“These are the result of our commitment to tap on formalized partnerships with LGUs. In our agreements, they either let us rent their local facilities or use them for free,” the DSWD co-spokesperson said.
The recently-inaugurated storage facility in Polillo Island in Quezon province is among the latest addition to the storage facilities located in isolated and hard-to-reach areas in the country, according to Asst. Secretary Marquez.
The prepositioning of food and non-food items in GIDA addresses the challenge of transporting relief goods during disasters, according to the DSWD official.
“The growing number of the agency’s warehouses is cutting down the logistics-related issues and ensuring that the needs of disaster-affected families are promptly met, particularly in crucial moments,” Asst. Secretary Marquez said. #
Tagalog Version
DSWD may 981 warehouse sa buong bansa para sa relief goods
Upang mas mapabilis pa ang disaster response operation partikular sa panahon ng kalamidad, inihayag ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na mayroon ng 981 storage facility ang ahensya na nakahandang tumugon sa pangangailangan ng mga mamamayan.
“We now have 981 warehouses in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, which have greatly helped in our prepositioning of relief supplies as well as in fast-tracking our disaster response and relief operations across the country,” sabi ni Assistant Secretary at Co-Spokesperson Juan Carlo Marquez.
Ayon kay Asst. Secretary Marquez, ang expanded warehousing capacity ng ahensya ay nagresulta upang mas mapaganda at mapabilis ang pagresponde ng mga social workers sa panahon ng kalamidad bukod pa sa agaran ding nakakapag-preposition ng mga food packs.
“During our budget hearing at Congress, our Central Luzon Regional Director Venus Rebuldela and NCR Regional Director Michael Joseph Lorico were respectively hailed by their congressmen due to their quick response at the height of Typhoon Carina,” dagdag pa ng DSWD co-spokesperson.
Ang mga warehouses ay kinabibilangan ng hubs, spokes at last-mile facilities.
Sa kasalukuyan ang ahensya ay mayroong 12 hubs na nagsisilbi bilang central storage facilities sa tatlong National Resource Operations Centers (NROC) sa Pasay City, Valenzuela City, at Paranaque City; Visayas Disaster Resource Centers (VDRC) in Mandaue City, Cebu.
Mayroon ding apat sa DSWD FO 3-Central Luzon hubs sa Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, at Tarlac; gayundin sa DSWD FO 11-Davao Region hub sa Pantukan, Davao de Oro.
Isa pang warehouse naman an kasalukuyang itinatayo sa Butuan City sa Caraga Region na siya namang magsisilbi para sa buong Mindanao.
Bukod naman sa mga hubs, mayroon ding 75 spokes facilities ang DSWD, na-provided ng LGUs at strategically located sa mga lugar na nasa 1st, 2nd at 3rd class municipalities.
Mayroon ding 894 last mile warehouses nationwide ang DSWD, ito ay located naman sa mga Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) o ‘yung mga lugar na mahirap puntahan at kabilang sa 4th, 5th at 6th class municipalities.
“These are the result of our commitment to tap on formalized partnerships with LGUs. In our agreements, they either let us rent their local facilities or use them for free,” sabi pa ng DSWD co-spokesperson.
Dagdag pa ng opisyal “the recently-inaugurated storage facility in Polillo Island in Quezon province is among the latest addition to the storage facilities located in isolated and hard-to-reach areas in the country.”
Sabi pa ni Asst Secretary Marquez, “the growing number of the agency’s warehouses is cutting down the logistics-related issues and ensuring that the needs of disaster-affected families are promptly met, particularly in crucial moments.” #
