DSWD Sec. Rex Gatchalian, together with Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Dr. Diana Rose Cajipe, Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) for Disaster Response Management Ma. Isabel Lanada, SAS for Logistics Operations Management Marlon A. Alagao, Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB) Dir. Cristopher Mathay, and Officer-in-Charge for National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB) Corazon L. Macaraeg, held a meeting with the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) headed by Usec. Ariel F. Nepomuceno, along with other OCD Officials.
Anchoring on the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to strengthen the disaster relief and logistics of the DSWD, Sec. Gatchalian presented “Buong Bansa Handa: A Whole-of-Nation Approach for Disaster Prepareness Response”, which aims to create two (2) parallel supply chain mechanisms for disaster preparedness response.
As part of its collaborative efforts, OCD Dir. Cesar M. Idio led the orientation on NDRRMC Structure and NDRRMC Response and Early Recovery including a quick tour of the NDRRMC Operations Center.
DSWD as Vice-Chair for Disaster Response Pillar under the NDRRMC and as the lead agency for the Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Protection, and Food and Non-Food Clusters, is fervent in strengthening its efforts to guarantee the efficient and effective delivery of services and programs to disaster-stricken families.
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