Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has instructed the agency’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) to be on alert status and ready to provide assistance and resource augmentation to all local government units (LGUs) along the track of Tropical Depression (TD) Kristine.
“We have to make sure Field Offices 1 and 2 and CAR’s stockpiles are in full strength,” Secretary Gatchalian told the DRMG group on Sunday (October 20), emphasizing that TD Kristine has the same track as Super Typhoon Carina that severely battered Northern Luzon in July.
Secretary Gatchalian also ordered the National Resource Operations Center (NROC), the agency’s main disaster response hub located in Pasay City, Metro Manila, to speed up its production of family food packs (FFPs) as the agency needs to be prepared and ready when the storm hits Batanes.
“Request assistance from the Philippine Airforce and Navy to deliver the FFPs and other non-food items to Batanes,” the DSWD chief further directed the DRMG group headed by Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe.
As of press time, there are a total of 94,838 boxes of FFPs in Region 1 (Ilocos Region); 113,296 FFPs in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley Region); and 62,360 in CAR.
A total of 186,311 FFPs in NROC are already on standby for augmentation to affected localities.
“We are in constant communication with the Philippine Navy and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to prioritize the delivery of FFPs in the island province of Batanes,” Undersecretary Cajipe said in response to the instruction of Secretary Gatchalian.
Undersecretary Cajipe said the Department intends to raise the number of stockpiles in the island province of Batanes to 14,000 FFPs by Wednesday.
Currently, there are 1,683 FFPs in Itbayat, Batanes and the NROC is ready to dispatch more food packs either from Villamor Airbase, Sta. Ana in Cagayan, or from Laoag City.
The DRMG will meet with the DSWD regional directors nationwide on October 21 at 4pm to further discuss preparedness and response efforts for the weather disturbance. #
Tagalog Version
DSWD nasa alert status sa paparating na bagyong Kristine; stockpile ng food packs, iniutos ni Sec. Gatchalian
Agad na iniutos ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian ang paglalagay sa alert status ng Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG), at maging handa sa pamimigay ng tulong at resource augmentation para sa lahat ng local government units (LGUs) na maapektuhan ng Tropical Depression (TD) Kristine.
“We have to make sure Field Offices 1 and 2 and CAR’s stockpiles are in full strength,” sabi ni Secretary Gatchalian sa DRMG kung saan binigyang diin nito na ang direksyong tinatahak ni TD Kristine ay kapareho ng direksyon ng Super Typhoon Carina nitong July.
Gayundin, nagbigay ng direktiba si Secretary Gatchalian sa National Resource Operations Center (NROC), na doblehin ang page-empake ng family food packs (FFPs) upang mabilis na makaagapay sa mga kakailanganing tulong sa lalawigan ng Batanes.
“Request assistance from the Philippine Airforce and Navy to deliver the FFPs and other non-food items to Batanes,”sabi pa ni Secretary Gatchalian sa kanyang direktiba kay DRMG Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe.
Sa kasalukuyan, umabot na sa kabuuang bilang na 94,838 kahon ng FFPs ang nasa Region 1 (Ilocos Region); 113,296 FFPs sa Region 2 (Cagayan Valley Region); at 62,360 naman ang nasa CAR.
Mayroon namang 186,311 FFPs ang naka-standby sa NROC sa Pasay City.
“We are in constant communication with the Philippine Navy and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to prioritize the delivery of FFPs in the island province of Batanes,” ayon kay Undersecretary Cajipe bilang tugon sa direktiba ni Secretary Gatchalian.
Sabi ni Undersecretary Cajipe, sa Miyerkules ay magdadagdag ang ahensya ng 14,000 FFPs sa Batanes.
Sa ngayon, may 1,683 FFPs ang nasa Itbayat, Batanes. Nakahanda naman ang NROC na magpadala pa ng karagdagang food packs mula Villamor Airbase, patungong Sta. Ana Cagayan, o Laoag City.
Nakatakda namang magpulong ngayong araw (October 21) ang DRMG at DSWD regional directors upang talakayin ang gagawing preparedness and response efforts para sa paparating na bagyo.#
