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As the impact of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine widens, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured on Thursday (October 24) that the agency has enough supplies to provide continuous relief support to local government units (LGUs) battered by the storm.
“Ang DSWD, ang role namin is suportahan ang ating mga local govt units kung sakaling kulangin sila ng mga goods. So tayo, nasa warehouse natin yung mga goods na bago naman tumama yung epekto ni Bagyong Kristine, bago pa maramdaman, sa Bicol alone, we had 170K na piraso ng family food packs (FFPs),” the DSWD chief said in an interview aired over GMA-7’s Unang Hirit.
The DSWD chief said the LGUs of Bicol have so far picked up their requests of 50,000 boxes of family food packs from the agency’s Field Office 5 to support their relief operations for their respective constituents.
Secretary Gatchalian also emphasized the role of the DSWD as the agency tasked with ensuring that the LGUs have sufficient relief resources since they are the first responders during disasters and calamities.
“Ang DSWD, ang aming mandato is ma-make sure namin na merong sapat na pagkain ang mga pamilyang naapektuhan. So kami sa DSWD, paulit-ulit ko pong sinasabi na ready ang DSWD reading-ready po tayong mag-distribute sa ating mga LGUs. Patuloy kaming nakikipagugnayan sa mga local government units na kunin na yung mga goods at mabigay sa ating mga kababayan,” the DSWD chief explained
Based on the 6 a.m. October 24 report of the Disaster Response Operations Management, Information and Communications (DROMIC), the DSWD has so far distributed over Php55 million in humanitarian assistance to Regions 1 (Ilocos Region) 2 (Cagayan Valley) 3 (Central Luzon) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), 4-A (CALABARZON), 4-B (MIMAROPA), 5 (Bicol Region), 6 (Western Visayas), 7 (Central Visayas), 8 (Eastern Visayas), 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), 10 (Northern Mindanao), 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) and in the Bangsamoro6 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
In a report to Secretary Gatchalian, DSWD Field Office (FO) 3 – Central Luzon Regional Director Venus Rebuldela said that her FO is actively accommodating relief requests from the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, and Bulacan and to have these promptly distributed to Kristine-hit families.
“For Region 3 Secretary we activated our Quick Response Teams in all provinces. We received report of a total of 2,905 affected families in areas of Aurora , Bataan and Bulacan. Bulk of the report came from LGUs of Aurora. The LGU of Dingalan requested 1,300 FFPs for their fishermen who were not able to go fishing for three days. This will be for distribution today,” Director Rebuldela reported to the DSWD chief.
In Region 2, DSWD Regional Director Lucia Suyo-Alan also reported to Secretary Gatchalian that the FO has enough relief supplies for disaster-affected families, especially that TS Kristine made a landfall over Isabela.
“Closely monitoring all LGUs for possible augmentation. Advised all MATS to distribute FFPs in the evacuation centers. So far, enough po naman ang available stocks po namin Sec.Thank you po and we will keep you updated,” Director Suyu-Alan told the Secretary in a text message. #
Tagalog Version

Sec. Gatchalian, tiniyak na maibibigay lahat ng LGU request sa DSWD na relief items para sa mga nasalanta ni ‘Kristine’

Tiniyak ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian na sapat ang relief supplies ng ahensya upang tugunan ang request ng Local Government Units (LGUs) para sa pangangailangan ng mga pamilya at indibidwal na apektado ng bagyong Kristine.

“Ang DSWD, ang role namin is suportahan ang ating mga local govt units kung sakaling kulangin sila ng mga goods. So tayo, nasa warehouse natin yung mga goods na bago naman tumama yung epekto ni Bagyong Kristine, bago pa maramdaman, sa Bicol alone, we had 170K na piraso ng family food packs (FFPs),” sabi ni Secretary Gatchalian sa panayam ng GMA-7 Unang Hirit.

Sabi pa ng DSWD chief nakapagbigay na ang ahensya sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Bicol ng 50,000 kahon ng family food packs (FFPs) bilang tugon sa request ng LGU.

“Ang DSWD, ang aming mandato is ma-make sure namin na merong sapat na pagkain ang mga pamilyang naapektuhan. So kami sa DSWD, paulit-ulit ko pong sinasabi na ready ang DSWD reading-ready po tayong mag-distribute sa ating mga LGUs. Patuloy kaming nakikipagugnayan sa mga local government units na kunin na yung mga goods at mabigay sa ating mga kababayan,” sabi pa ng DSWD chief.

Base sa pinakahuling report ng Disaster Response Operations Management, Information and Communications (DROMIC), nakapag-paabot na ang DSWD ng mahigit sa Php55 milyong halaga ng humanitarian assistance sa Regions 1 (Ilocos Region) 2 (Cagayan Valley) 3 (Central Luzon) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), 4-A (CALABARZON), 4-B (MIMAROPA), 5 (Bicol Region), 6 (Western Visayas), 7 (Central Visayas), 8 (Eastern Visayas), 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), 10 (Northern Mindanao), 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) at Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Samantala, base naman sa report ni DSWD Field Office (FO) 3 – Central Luzon Regional Director Venus Rebuldela kay DSWD Secretary Gatchalian, patuloy na tinutugunan ng FO3 ang mga requests mula sa lalawigan ng Aurora, Bataan, at Bulacan upang mabilis na mai-distribute ang mga ito sa mga nasalantang pamilya.

“For Region 3 Secretary we activated our Quick Response Teams in all provinces. We received report of a total of 2,905 affected families in areas of Aurora , Bataan and Bulacan. Bulk of the report came from LGUs of Aurora. The LGU of Dingalan requested 1,300 FFPs for their fishermen who were not able to go fishing for three days. This will be for distribution today,” base sa report ni Director Rebuldela sa DSWD chief.

Kaugnay nito, sa report ni Region 2, DSWD Regional Director Lucia Suyo-Alan, sinabi nitong may sapat na relief supplies ang field office para sa mga disaster-affected families.

“Closely monitoring all LGUs for possible augmentation. Advised all MATS to distribute FFPs in the evacuation centers. So far, enough po naman ang available stocks po namin Sec. Thank you po and we will keep you updated,” sabi ni Director Suyu-Alan sa kanyang text message sa Kalihim. #