BY: SALLY A. ATENTO
LEGAZPI CITY, Nov 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Bicol region has commissioned the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) and the Albay provincial government in this region to assist in producing millions of emergency food packs to be distributed to victims of super typhoon Yolanda in Western and Eastern Samar.
DSWD Bicol director Arnel Garcia said the relief task force aims to produce an initial of three million food packs for distribution to some 300,000 people in affected towns of Samar.
Garcia said DSWD Sec. Corazon J. Soliman verbally directed him to assist the agency in Eastern Visayas in their relief efforts which until now cannot fully operate since its personnel are also disaster victims.
DSWD has spent P51.4 million to procure and repack 200,000 emergency food packs with each pack containing three kilos of rice, four canned goods and other food items amounting to P257.
Garcia said the task force will first focus on hunger mitigation efforts to cushion the psychological effects of devastation brought by Yolanda to the people in Samar.
Psychosocial intervention will be done after distribution of food among victims.
Meanwhile, Albay Governor Joey Salceda, Albay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) chairperson, has directed Eden Gonzales of the Governor’s Office to handle the massive repacking efforts.
Volunteers from various sectors have been repacking relief packs starting Monday at the Albay Astrodome, the area designated as the central repacking center.
Salceda said everyone is welcome to volulnteer but must first register at the Albay Capitol lobby. They will work in two shifts from 1-5pm and 5-10pm.
Everyone can also bring their donations anytime at the capitol lobby, DSWD and governor’s office.
Items mostly needed are food, medicine, clothes, candles, matchsticks, water and toys.
Furthermore, OCD regional director Rafael Alejandro said his office will lead in conducting a Rapid Damage and Need Assessment (DANA) study in western and eastern Samar together with DSWD, Department of Health (DOH) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The DANA team will leave Monday to conduct the study.
The data gathered, said Alejandro, will be used to determine the populations of severely affected towns and villages together with the total number of emergency food packs to be prepared and distirbuted.
He added that once they get the data, emergency food packs will be delivered immediately by air, land and sea transports. (MAL/SAA/PIA5/Albay)
LEGAZPI CITY, Nov 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Bicol region has commissioned the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) and the Albay provincial government in this region to assist in producing millions of emergency food packs to be distributed to victims of super typhoon Yolanda in Western and Eastern Samar.
DSWD Bicol director Arnel Garcia said the relief task force aims to produce an initial of three million food packs for distribution to some 300,000 people in affected towns of Samar.
Garcia said DSWD Sec. Corazon J. Soliman verbally directed him to assist the agency in Eastern Visayas in their relief efforts which until now cannot fully operate since its personnel are also disaster victims.
DSWD has spent P51.4 million to procure and repack 200,000 emergency food packs with each pack containing three kilos of rice, four canned goods and other food items amounting to P257.
Garcia said the task force will first focus on hunger mitigation efforts to cushion the psychological effects of devastation brought by Yolanda to the people in Samar.
Psychosocial intervention will be done after distribution of food among victims.
Meanwhile, Albay Governor Joey Salceda, Albay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) chairperson, has directed Eden Gonzales of the Governor’s Office to handle the massive repacking efforts.
Volunteers from various sectors have been repacking relief packs starting Monday at the Albay Astrodome, the area designated as the central repacking center.
Salceda said everyone is welcome to volulnteer but must first register at the Albay Capitol lobby. They will work in two shifts from 1-5pm and 5-10pm.
Everyone can also bring their donations anytime at the capitol lobby, DSWD and governor’s office.
Items mostly needed are food, medicine, clothes, candles, matchsticks, water and toys.
Furthermore, OCD regional director Rafael Alejandro said his office will lead in conducting a Rapid Damage and Need Assessment (DANA) study in western and eastern Samar together with DSWD, Department of Health (DOH) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The DANA team will leave Monday to conduct the study.
The data gathered, said Alejandro, will be used to determine the populations of severely affected towns and villages together with the total number of emergency food packs to be prepared and distirbuted.
He added that once they get the data, emergency food packs will be delivered immediately by air, land and sea transports. (MAL/SAA/PIA5/Albay)
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