The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 – Western Visayas is currently on high alert after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) warned of an “eruptive unrest and an increase in the alert level” following the seismic activity of Mt. Kanlaon.
“As instructed by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the DSWD is on high gear as our regional offices prepare for the worst, amid the volcanic unrest of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Oriental,” Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DMRG) Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, said on Thursday (September 12).
According to Asst. Secretary Dumlao, the FO Western Visayas has Php147 million-worth of food and non-food items (FNIs) already in place for the Kanlaon response operations.
“We have a total of 37,868 family food packs (FFPs) and more than 15,000 non-food items such as family kits; sleeping kits, hygiene kits, and kitchen kits,” the spokesperson pointed out.
The FNIs are prepositioned at La Castellana, Negros Occidental, which had the most number of affected families during the Mt. Kanlaon eruption in June this year.
Currently, the DSWD FO-6 maintains a Php3 million standby fund, according to the DRMG official.
Asst. Secretary Dumlao said the DSWD FO-6 has capacitated the concerned local government units (LGUs) on Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Internally Displaced Persons Protection (IDPP) to ensure the safety and security of internally displaced persons and the proper handling of evacuation centers.
“The DSWD FO in Western Visayas also inspected the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental in preparation for the possible Kanlaon response operations as the volcano exhibits heightened unrest,” Asst. Secretary Dumlao said.
The stadium has been designated as the evacuation center for the residents of the municipalities of La Castellana, La Carlota, Moises Padilla, and the Cities of Bago and San Carlos.#
Tagalog Version
DSWD W. Visayas handa sa Mt. Kanlaon eruption; 37k food packs nakaantabay na
Kasalukuyang nasa high alert status ang mga tauhan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 – Western Visayas matapos na magbabala ang Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) kaugnay ng ipinapakitang aktibidad ng Mt. Kanlaon.
“As instructed by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the DSWD is on high gear as our regional offices prepare for the worst, amid the volcanic unrest of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Oriental,”sabi ni Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DMRG)at Spokesperson Irene Dumlao.
Sabi niya, ang FO Western Visayas ay mayroong nakahandang Php147 million-worth of food and non-food items (FNIs) sakaling kailanganin sa response operations.
“We have a total of 37,868 family food packs (FFPs) and more than 15,000 non-food items such as family kits; sleeping kits, hygiene kits, and kitchen kits,” ayon pa sa DSWD spokesperson.
Gayundin ang mga FNIs ay pawang naka-preposition na sa La Castellana, Negros Occidental, kung saan ang nasabing lalawigan ang may pinakamaraming pamilya na naapektuhan ng huling pumutok ang bulkan noong nakaraang June.
Sa kasalukuyan, ang DSWD FO-6 may Php3 million standby fund.
Dagdag pa ni Asst. Secretary Dumlao, patuloy ang close monitoring ng DSWD FO-6 sa local government units (LGUs) para sa Camp Coordination, Camp Management (CCCM) at Internally Displaced Persons Protection (IDPP) upang matiyak ang seguridad ng mga residente.
“The DSWD FO in Western Visayas also inspected the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental in preparation for the possible Kanlaon response operations as the volcano exhibits heightened unrest,” sabi pa ni Asst. Secretary Dumlao.
Kabilang ang stadium sa pansamantalang evacuation center para sa mga residente ng munisipalidad ng La Castellana, La Carlota, Moises Padilla, at lungsod ng Bago at San Carlos.#
