DSWD to activate task group for Taal Volcano response
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now preparing to activate its Task Group Taal to assist local government units (LGUs) affected by the Taal Volcanic activity.
According to DSWD Disaster Response Management Group Undersecretary Felicisimo Budiongan during his interview on Laging Handa on July 5, the task group will primarily focus on prepositioning additional food and non-food items, and deployment of Quick Response Teams to provide assistance in the response operations of the DSWD Field Office IV-CALABARZON and concerned LGUs.
On July 5, DSWD deployed additional 3,000 hygiene kits, 5,000 sleeping kits, 5,000 family kits and 5,000 Family Food Packs (FFPs) to Batangas Sports Complex, while 2,000 hygiene kits were delivered to Canyon Woods, Laurel, Batangas.
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By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published July 2, 2021 9:04am
Updated July 2, 2021 12:36pm A total of 1,282 individuals or 317 families are staying in evacuation centers on Friday after Taal Volcano erupted on Thursday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. But the number could balloon to as many as 14,495 people or 3,523 families due to the risk of the volcano’s ongoing activity, the NDRRMC pointed out. Based on the agency s 5 a.m. report on Friday, a total of 1,392 individuals or 345 families were affected by the explosion, including the 110 people or 28 families staying outside evacuation centers. The rest were being accommodated in 11 evacuation centers.
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