July 22, 2025
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has assured the public that the agency is ready for an intensified disaster operations as heavy rains continue to prevail in the coming days based on the forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Secretary Gatchalian said in a radio interview on Tuesday (July 22) the DSWD has prepositioned 3 million boxes of family food packs (FFPs) in some 1,000 warehouses across the country ready to be dispatched anytime to areas affected by Tropical Cyclone Crising and the southwest monsoon or habagat. “We have prepared for […]