EARLIER: Vice President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio led the NDRRMC Response Cluster meeting relative to the response operations on the Mw 6.8 Earthquake Incident in Sarangani, Davao Occidental. Joining her were NDRRMC Chairperson Sec. Gilbert C. Teodoro Jr., NDRRMC Executive Director and Civil Defense Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, and DSWD Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Undersecretary Diana Rose S. Cajipe and other officials of NDRRMC Response Cluster Member Agencies to discuss the ongoing situation in Region XII.
DSWD as Vice Chair for Disaster Response, assured the public that it has sufficient resources to assist LGUs in their relief operations. Currently, the Department maintains more than P2.8 billion worth of stockpile and standby funds composed of the following: standby funds worth over P90 million; 1,264,762 family food packs worth more than P842 million; and other food and non-food items worth over P961 million.
The DSWD reminds the affected population to stay vigilant and cooperate with their respective local leaders to ensure their safety.
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