THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided aid for families affected by Typhoon Ulysses in Central Luzon.

DSWD Field Office (FO) Central Luzon has a total of 4,562 family food packs (FFPs) worth P1.11 million readily available in satellite warehouses, as of November 12.

At the National Capital Region (NCR), DSWD-FO-NCR facilitated the release of 1,000 FFPs and 250 sleeping kits for Quezon City, and 2,000 FFPs and 400 sleeping kits for Marikina City from the National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau.

DSWD-FO-Calabarzon has provided 2,000 and 4,961 FFPs currently in transit to Cardona, Rizal and San Narciso, Quezon, respectively. A total of P3 million in standby funds is available.

The National Resource Operations Center (NROC) released 3,300 and 1,700 FFPs bound for Legazpi, Albay and Camarines Norte, respectively.

As the lead agency in the Food and Non-Food Items Cluster of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and as part of its mandate to provide augmentation support to local government units (LGUs), the DSWD Central Office, FOs, and the NROC have more than P800 million worth of stockpiles and standby funds. Of which, more than P226 million standby funds are available at the CO and more than 282,000 FFPs and other food and non-food items (NFIs) are prepositioned around the country.

The DSWD, being the lead in camp coordination and camp management, has also ensured the efficient and effective delivery of protective services to affected families and individuals. Likewise, in ensuring the management of evacuation centers, children and women-friendly spaces made available, minimum health standards are practiced (in coordination with the Department of Health), and psychosocial support is extended to internally displaced persons.

DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista assured the public of the department’s continued “maagap at mapagkalingang serbisyo.”