DSWD deals with impassable roads to Bicol, but prepositioned relief stocks stable

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The DSWD says it is coordinating with the DPWH in its road-clearing operations to get more relief supplies to communities affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine

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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development , like other relief and rescue workers, is having trouble reaching certain areas in Camarines Sur to deliver more aid for the hardest-hit communities ofIn a press briefing on Thursday, October 24, Leo Quintilla, the DSWD Special Assistant to the Secretary for Disaster Response and Management Group, said that mobility is a challenge in logistics, and that it was coordinating with the Department of Public Works and Highways in...

As of 6 am on Thursday, the DSWD regional office in Bicol located in Legazpi City had a stockpile of 121,561 family food packs. One FFP is good for three to five days, which includes six kilograms of rice, four tins of corned beef, four tins of tuna flakes, two tins of sardines, four sachets of instant coffee, and four sachets of chocolate malt drinks.

“We have courier services volunteering. We received notes that they were willing to bring DSWD goods to disaster-affected areas, so we’re going to utilize all those transport courier groups who volunteered,” said Quintilla in a mix of English and Filipino.

 

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