The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already provided more than Php6.7 million in humanitarian aid to families displaced by the recent restiveness of Mt. Kanlaon, a senior agency official said on Thursday (December 12).
“The total cost of humanitarian assistance extended by the DSWD, as of 6:00 am today, ay nagkakahalaga na po ng Php6,731,626. Ito po ay binubuo ng mga family food packs (FFPs) and non-food items (FNIs), particularly sleeping kits and hygiene kits,” Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, told reporters during the DSWD Thursday Media Forum held weekly at the DSWD Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City.
Asst. Secretary Dumlao said the DSWD has so far prepositioned 1,508,038 boxes of FFPs throughout the country that are ready for dispatch to augment the food supplies of disaster-affected local government units (LGUs).
“Matatagpuan po yan sa mga spokes, hubs, and last miles ng ating ahensya. Kung magpapatuloy ang epekto ng pagputok ng Mt. Kanlaon, nakahanda po ang DSWD,” the DRMG official pointed out.
Asst. Secretary Dumlao said the DSWD, particularly its Field Offices 6-Western Visayas and 7-Central Visayas continue to augment relief assistance to affected LGUs.
“Nagpapatuloy ang koordinasyon ng DSWD sa mga partner LGUs para po matugunan natin ang mga pangangailangan ng mga kababayan natin na naapektuhan ng pagputok ng Mt. Kanlaon,” the DSWD spokesperson said.
Camp Coordination and Camp Management
In addition to resource augmentation, Asst. Secretary Dumlao said Secretary Rex Gatchalian went to Negros Island a day after Mt. Kanlaon’s eruption last December 9 to personally check the situation of the internally displaced persons (IDP) and ensure that there are safe spaces in the evacuation centers for vulnerable individuals.
The DSWD’s Western Visayas Field Office and the La Carlota City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) also conducted monitoring and assessment at the La Carlota City evacuation Center in Negros Occidental on Wednesday (December 11).
During the inspection, the DSWD-FO 6 and CSWDO personnel checked the evacuation center if it has functional facilities such as community kitchen, separate comfort rooms for males and females, well-lit halls, presence of child-friendly space (CFS), women-friendly space (WFS), and breast feeding area.
A total of 654 families or 2,314 individuals are currently taking temporary shelter in the six evacuation centers in La Carlota City, according to the DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Management, Information and Communication (DROMIC) report as of 6:00 am.
The La Castellana Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) personnel also conducted house rules orientation to IDPs in La Castellana Elementary School evacuation camp.
Asst. Secretary Dumlao said 2,825 families or 9,328 individuals are currently seeking shelter in 11 evacuation centers in the municipality of La Castellana in Negros Occidental.
The DSWD 7-Quick Response Team (QRT) visited the IDPs staying at the Jose B. Cardenas
Memorial High School evacuation center in Canlaon City to check and assess their situation.
Both FOs have already deployed their Mobile Command Center (MCC) units to provide internet connectivity and serve as charging stations for concerned stakeholders.
“The MCC ensures the timely submission of data and information to the DSWD Central Office’s Disaster Response Command Center (DRCC) whenever communication lines are cut due to the effects of the Kanlaon Volcano eruption,” Asst. Secretary Dumlao said. (YADP)
Tagalog Version
DSWD handa sa matagalang pag-alburoto ng Kanlaon; relief aid sa Negros, umabot na Php6.7-M
Umabot na sa mahigit Php6.7 milyong pisong halaga ng humanitarian aid ang naipamahagi ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa mga nasalanta ng pagputok ng bulkang Kanlaon.
Sa pahayag ni Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) at Spokesperson Irene Dumlao, sinabi nitong “The total cost of humanitarian assistance extended by the DSWD, as of 6:00 am today, ay nagkakahalaga na po ng Php6,731,626. Ito po ay binubuo ng mga family food packs (FFPs) and non-food items (FNIs), particularly sleeping kits and hygiene kits.”
Ayon pa kay Asst. Secretary Dumlao, sa ginanap na Thursday Media Forum sa New Press Center ng DSWD, mayroon ng 1,508,038 kahon ng family food packs (FFPs) ang naka-preposition sa ibat-ibang warehouses ng ahensya at nakahandang ideploy sa mga lugar na nangangailangan ng tulong.
“Matatagpuan po yan sa mga spokes, hubs, and last miles ng ating ahensya. Kung magpapatuloy ang epekto ng pagputok ng Mt. Kanlaon, nakahanda po ang DSWD,” sabi pa ng DRMG official.
Dagdag pa ng opisyal, “Nagpapatuloy ang koordinasyon ng DSWD sa mga partner LGUs para po matugunan natin ang mga pangangailangan ng mga kababayan natin na naapektuhan ng pagputok ng Mt. Kanlaon.”
Nauna rito, personal na binisita ni DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian ang Negros Island, matapos ang naging pagsabog ng bulkang Kanlaon upang tiyakin ang kalagayan ng mga apektadong pamilya at indibidwal.
Gayundin, agad ding nagsagawa ng monitoring and assessment ang mga tauhan ng DSWD Western Visayas Field Office at La Carlota City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) sa mga evacuation center ng La Carlota City sa Negros Occidental.
Iniulat na mayroong 654 families o 2,314 individuals ang nananatili sa anim na evacuation center sa La Carlota City, habang mayroon namang 2,825 families o 9,328 individuals ang nagkakanlong sa 11 evacuation centers sa munisipalidad ng La Castellana, Negros Occidental.
Bukod dito, mabilis ding idineploy ng DSWD sa rehiyon ang kanilang Mobile Command Center (MCC) units upang magbigay ng internet connectivity sa mga naapektuhang pamilya.
“The MCC ensures the timely submission of data and information to the DSWD Central Office’s Disaster Response Command Center (DRCC) whenever communication lines are cut due to the effects of the Kanlaon Volcano eruption,” sabi pa ni Asst. Secretary Dumlao . # (MVC)
