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GMA Network
3 days ago
- Climate
- GMA Network
DSWD: At least 4M worth of assistance given to families affected by Crising, Habagat
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday said at least P4.1 million worth of humanitarian aid was given to families affected by Severe Tropical Storm Crising and the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat). At a news forum in Quezon City, DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said that as of 6 a.m. Saturday, more than 68,000 families or 215,000 individuals in Regions 1 (Ilocos Region), 2 (Cagayan Valley), 3 (Central Luzon), MIMAROPA, 5 (Bicol Region), 6 (Western Visayas), 7 (Central Visayas), and 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) had been affected by the storm, with around 5,400 families staying in evacuation centers. Dumlao said that the DSWD has more than P2.9 billion in standby funds and stockpiles, composed of Quick Response Funds (QRF) and approximately 3 million family food packs prepositioned strategically across the country. 'Patuloy pa rin po 'yung production ng ating mga FFPs (family food packs) sa National Resource Operations Center (NROC) at sa Visayas Disaster Response Center (VDRC). Kung kaya nga po kung kinakailangan mag-replenish tayo ng mga stockpiles natin sa ating mga regional warehouses and in the last miles, agad po natin magagawa 'yan sapagkat tuloy-tuloy 'yung ating production sa ating mga major hubs,' she said. (Our production of FFPs continues at the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) and the Visayas Disaster Response Center (VDRC). If we need to replenish our stockpiles in our regional warehouses and in the last miles, we can immediately do it because our production in our major hubs is ongoing. The DSWD official said that their Buong Bansa Handa program enabled rapid augmentation of resources through agreements with local government units and private organizations to use their warehouses for relief prepositioning. She added that with the mechanized packing system in DSWD's National Resource Operations Center in Pasay and Visayas Disaster Resource Center in Cebu, the production of FFPs increased from 5,000–10,000 manually packed boxes to 50,000 daily combined output. Each box of FFP has a barcode with a manufacturing date, expiry date, and designated area of destination, which prevents spoilage and ensures proper tracking, the DSWD said. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
28-06-2025
- General
- GMA Network
DSWD: Reselling of disaster relief packs against the law
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned against the repackaging and reselling of relief items for disaster response, such as ready-to-eat food (RTEF) boxes. DSWD-National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB) Officer-In-Charge and Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) Leo Quintilla said that the RTEFs and family food packs (FFPs) are reserved for victims of calamities and emergencies. 'Ito ang mga bawal: pagbenta at pagbili, bawal ang pag repack, pagpalit na laman—hindi pwedeng palitan ang laman. Violation ito sa RA 10121… These are distributed free of charge by the DSWD or through local government units (LGUs) to ensure that basic needs are met in times of crisis," Quantilla said in a radio interview. (These are what's not allowed: reselling and purchasing, repacking isn't allowed, replacing the items—you cannot replace what is in the box. This is a violation of RA 10121… These are distributed free of charge by the DSWD or through local government units (LGUs) to ensure that basic needs are met in times of crisis.) "Pwede kang kasuhan kapag nilabag mo ang mga ito,' she added. (You may face charges if you violate any of these.) Other acts prohibited by RA10121 are as follows: Misdelivering goods or aid to persons other than the rightful recipient Accepting, possessing, using or disposing goods or aid without being the rightful recipient Misrepresenting the source of goods or aid by covering, replacing or defacing labels to appear as if it came from another agency or person Repacking goods or aid to containers with different markings from another agency or person DSWD also shared that each RTEF box included the following: Five cans of tuna paella One can of chicken pastil One can of giniling Two packs of arroz caldo Three packs of champorado Two protein biscuits One complementary food for infants 'What is important also is nandito na sa box yung content o anong laman. Alam ng tao anong laman, dapat pagbukas ng tao ay ito ang mga laman ng RTEF box,' she said. (What is important also is that the content is already listed on the box. The people know what is inside, so when they open the RTEF box, it should be there.)——Jiselle Anne Casucian/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
