The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Wednesday, Dec. 15, that more than 31,000 family food packs have already been prepositioned and that its Quick Response Teams (QRTs) have been activated in areas that will be affected by Typhoon “Odette”.
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(File photo courtesy of DSWD) MANILA - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Wednesday it has more than PHP930 million in standby funds to cover the assistance to people who will be affected by Typhoon Odette. It said of the amount, about PHP83 million is allotted for the purchase of additional supplies for disaster operations, while more than 350,000 Family Food Packs (FFPs) are readily available for immediate distribution to families who would be affected by the weather disturbance. It also assured the residents that will be hit by "Odette" of technical assistance and resource augmentation. "Quick Response Teams (QRTs) in Regions 5 (Bicol), 7 (Central Visayas), and 8 (Eastern Visayas) are now on standby," the DSWD's Department's Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said in a statement on Wednesday. The DSWD 6 (Western Visayas) has initially pre-positioned more than 3,000 food packs in Bago City, Negros Occidental, more than 1,00
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