DISASTER RELIEF. Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Davao Region (DSWD-11) inspect the storage facilities in various local government units in Region 11 on July 19-20, 2022, in preparation for the occurrence of disasters or calamities. The agency prioritizes the prepositioning of family food packs and non-food items in hazard-prone and geographically-isolated and disadvantaged areas. (Photo from DSWD-11) DAVAO CITY-The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Davao Region (DSWD-11) said Tuesday it has completed an assessment of agency-operated storage facilities for relief goods in some local government units (LGU) in Region 11. In a statement, DSWD-11 said each of the assessed LGU will receive at least 2,000 family food packs, 100 non-food items-kitchen, family, sleeping, and hygienic kits-10 family tents, and 10 modular tents. Currently, its Disaster Response Management Division has assessed Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, and Davao del Norte provin
MORE AID. Volunteers unload family food packs shipped by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for landslide victims in Eastern Visayas. The DSWD regional office received on Thursday (April 21, 2022) 5,000 family food packs, 1,000 sleeping kits, 2,900 kitchen kits, and 3,500 hygiene kits. (Photo courtesy of DSWD Eastern Visayas) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social and Welfare and Development (DSWD) National Resource Operations Center (NROC) delivered on Thursday thousands of items for landslide victims in Leyte. The DSWD regional office received 5,000 family food packs (FFPs), 1,000 sleeping kits, 2,900 kitchen kits, and 3,500 hygiene kits. These goods are intended for survivors in Baybay City and Abuyog town. "These are intended to augment the resources of DSWD Eastern Visayas as it responds to the requests of local government units affected by the recent disaster," DSWD regional information officer Joshua Kempis said in a phone interview Thursday. As
FOOD PACKS. Volunteers repack relief goods intended for Talibon and Bien Unido towns in Bohol province in this undated photo. The Provincial Capitol on Monday (Dec. 27, 2021) reported that the province has tallied at least 108 individuals who died due to the onslaught of Typhoon Odette on December 16. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Art Yap) CEBU CITY - Reported death toll due to Typhoon Odette in 29 towns of Bohol province has climbed to 108, according to the Provincial Capitol's monitoring report as of Monday. This, as residents in several towns struck by 'Odette' on December 16 received their family food packs from the provincial government, national agencies, and a non-government organization. The report, verified by the Department of Health and local government units, said the towns of Talibon and Ubay tallied 14 deaths each, followed by Loon and Bien Unido with seven fatalities each. The province also registered a total of 12 individuals who are still left unaccounted for and