The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas has prepositioned more food and non-food items and identified evacuation centers in localities in Negros Oriental as part of \u201cOplan Exodus,\u201d an official said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
DSWD-7 director Shalaine Marie Lucero said they heightened their response operations in preparation for the Oplan Exit Operations During Uncertainties Strategy or Oplan Exodus for residents in localities near Mt. Kanlaon.<\/p>\n
As of Monday, the regional field office of DSWD has already prepositioned a total of 40,122 family food packs (FFPs) worth PHP25.9 million and 8,948 non-food items (NFIs) worth PHP14 million in the two provinces of Negros Island, Lucero said.<\/p>\n
She added that 900 family food packs from the Vallehermoso warehouse have already been distributed to families affected by Mt. Kanlaon\u2019s activity but are located outside evacuation centers.<\/p>\n
The prepositioned goods include family kits, hygiene kits, sleeping kits, kitchen kits, modular tents, and laminated sacks.<\/p>\n
Additional supplies, such as camp management kits, women-friendly space kits (WFS), and child-friendly space kits (CFS), are also prepared for evacuation centers.<\/p>\n
Lilibeth Cabiara, chief of the DSWD-7 Disaster Response Management Division, noted that a team from Canlaon City local government unit (LGU) will visit host LGU evacuation centers to assess compliance with minimum standards for accommodating evacuees.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe DSWD will ensure that designated evacuation centers are fully equipped and prepared to accommodate families and individuals who may need to evacuate,\u201d Cabiara emphasized.<\/p>\n
The proactive measures under \u201cOplan Exodus\u201d reflect the DSWD\u2019s commitment to protecting communities at risk and ensuring their safety and welfare. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sa ilalim ng \u201cOplan Exodus,\u201d dinala na ng DSWD ang mahigit 40,000 food packs para sa mga residenteng apektado ng Mt. Kanlaon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t