The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is preparing its emergency relief supplies that can be used to augment the resources of local government units (LGUs) that will be affected by  Typhoon Bising as the weather disturbance moves towards the Philippine’s land mass.

Based on the 6PM, April16 report of the Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB), the DSWD maintains stockpiles and standby funds amounting to more than P1.5 billion. Of which, more than P517 million is the available Quick Response Fund (QRF) in the DSWD Central Office.

In addition, the Department and its Field Offices (FOs) have 355,672 family food packs  prepositioned in strategic locations around the country ready to be delivered to LGUs.

Meanwhile, the Quick Response Teams (QRTs) of DSWD FOs along the typhoon’s track are now on standby and ready to provide technical assistance, if needed, following the new normal protocols of the agency amid the pandemic.

The Department, as lead agency in the Food and Non-Food Item Cluster, Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster, and the Internally Displaced Persons  Protection Cluster of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council will continue to ensure the efficient and well-coordinated delivery of social protection services to the population that will be affected by the typhoon.

The Department is also urging citizens to remain vigilant and to heed the warnings of their local leaders to prevent any untoward incidents that will be brought by the inclement weather. ###