DSWD’s VDRC ready to deploy over 443K food packs amid 5.4 magnitude quake in Cebu

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) is ready to deploy more than 443,000 family food packs (FFPs) in Cebu and other nearby provinces following the magnitude 5.4 tremor that struck Bogo City around 3:22 p.m. last April 6.

“The DSWD, through our Field Office (FO) 7 – Central Visayas, is coordinating with the localities affected by the magnitude 5.4 earthquake. We are ready to provide augmentation assistance and preposition relief goods, as the Phivolcs (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) has confirmed that aftershocks are expected,” Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response and Management Group (DRMG), said on Tuesday (April 7).

Asst. Secretary Dumlao, the DSWD spokesperson, said the Department is prepared to help localities conduct rapid damage and needs assessments in affected areas should the need arise.

“All our regional offices in the Visayas are on standby to respond immediately if needed. The DSWD’s disaster response assets including the mobile command centers (MCC), mobile kitchens, and mobile water system are also ready for deployment if necessary,” the DSWD spokesperson pointed out.

Asst. Secretary Dumlao also reminded citizens to remain vigilant and alert following the possible aftershocks.

“We urge all Cebuanos to remain vigilant and alert for possible aftershocks. Please cooperate with your respective local government units (LGUs) to ensure your safety at all times,” Asst. Secretary Dumlao said.

Last February, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Secretary Rex Gatchalian inaugurated the mechanized production system (MPS) of the VDRC in Mandaue City, Cebu Province to boost the facility’s daily production capacity.

Equipped with automatic vacuum packaging technology, the VDRC now boasts of five new MPS lines equipped with automatic vacuum packaging technology. These lines allow for an additional 20,000 FFPs per 8-hour shift, with each line generating up to 4,000 packs, raising the total output to 30,000 FFPs per cycle.

The strengthening of the DSWD’s disaster response capabilities is based on the directive of President Marcos Jr. to ensure a fail-safe mechanism in the country’s supply chains during times of calamities under the DSWD’s Buong Bansa Handa (BBH) initiative. (AKDL)

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