QRT
Quick Response Team
The Quick Response Team (QRT) is a composite team of authorized DSWD personnel from the Central Office (CO) and Field Offices (FOs) able and ready to be deployed to affected areas to assist/augment the affected Field Offices and/or Local Government Units (LGUs) in delivering disaster relief/humanitarian services to the affected families immediately after the onset of a natural or human induced disaster.
The Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) is the backbone of all disaster related operations of the Department comprising the Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB), National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB), and Office of the Undersecretary and Assistant Secretary of the DRMG. Thus, it shall compose the core personnel of the Central Office-Quick Response Team (CO-QRT) and shall be responsible in organizing the CO-QRT members.
In case of large scale disaster operations, and upon request for augmentation or assumption of duty of the affected FOs, the organized QRT from other offices, bureaus, services, and units (OBSUs) will be mobilized to augment the DRMG.
CO-QRT can also be deployed to FOs as per the assessed need by the CO Management subject to the approval of the Secretary or his/her authorized representative.
