Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed the agency’s Field Office (FO)-CALABARZON to send immediate assistance to the local government unit (LGU) of Bacoor City in Cavite province following the fire that engulfed residential houses in Longos, Barangay Zapote 3 on Tuesday (September 10).
Upon learning of the fire incident, Secretary Gatchalian ordered FO-CALABARZON Regional Director Barry Chua to immediately coordinate with Bacoor Representative Lani Mercado for the provision of relief support for the lady solon’s fire-hit constituents.
In an updated report to Secretary Rex Gatchalian, Director Chua said the FO has 14,000 family food packs (FFPs) prepositioned in Bacoor City and ready to be distributed to the fire-hit families.
The DSWD-provided modular tents were also picked up by the Bacoor City LGU on Tuesday night from the agency’s National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City.
The modular tents, according to Director Chua, were requested by the Bacoor City government to assist the evacuees who were left homeless following the three-hour fire incident.
Based on the September 11 incident report from FO-CALABARZON, some 479 families or 1,640 individuals have been affected by the fire and are temporarily staying in 16 evacuation centers in Bacoor City.
The FO-CALABARZON has also deployed the staff of its Disaster Response and Management Division (DRMD) and members of its Quick Response Team (QRT) to the ‘ground zero’ to conduct Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA).
Regional Director Chua informed Secretary Gatchalian that the FO will continue monitoring the extent of the fire incident and ensure additional augmentation support to the LGU, including subsequent financial assistance for the affected families. #
Agarang iniutos ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian sa Field Office (FO)-CALABARZON ang pagpapadala ng tulong sa local government unit (LGU) ng Bacoor City, Cavite matapos na matupok ng apoy ang mga kabahayan sa Longos, Barangay Zapote 3, nitong Martes (September 10).
Mabilis na nagbigay ng direktiba si Secretary Gatchalian kay FO-CALABARZON Regional Director Barry Chua na makipagugnayan kay Bacoor Representative Lani Mercado para sa agarang tulong na maaaring ibigay sa mga residenteng nasunugan.
Sa pinakahuling report na tinanggap ni Secretary Rex Gatchalian, sinabi ni Director Chua, may nakaantabay na 14,000 family food packs (FFPs) ang FO at ito ay pawang naka-preposition sa Bacoor City. Nakahanda rin ang mga ito na ipamahagi ang tulong kung kakailanganin.
Naglaan din ang DSWD ng mga modular tents. Ang mga ito ay naiulat na nakuha na ng Bacoor City LGU, nitong Martes ng gabi sa National Resource Operations Center (NROC) sa Pasay City.
Ang mga nasabing modular tents, ayon na rin kay Director Chua ay ni-request ng Bacoor City government para asistehan ang mga evacuees na nawalan ng tahanan sanhi ng tatlong oras na sunog.
Sa report mula sa FO-CALABARZON, halos 479 pamilya o 1,640 indibidwal ang naapektuhan ng sunog at kasalukuyang nasa 16 evacuation centers sa Bacoor City.
Samantala, nakapagpadala na rin ang FO-CALABARZON ng Disaster Response and Management Division (DRMD) staff kabilang ang mga myembro ng Quick Response Team (QRT) upang magsagawa ng Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA).
Tiniyak naman ni Regional Director Chua, patuloy ang close monitoring ng ahensya sa naganap na sunog upang mabatid kung ano pa ang maaaring dagdag na tulong ang kakailanganin kabilang na ang pagbibigay ng financial assistance para sa mga apektadong pamilya. #
