MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to provide aid to local government units in areas hit by Tropical Storm Dante, according to a statement it released on Wednesday, a day after the storm made its first landfall over Eastern Samar.
The DSWD has standby resources worth P1.105 billion — of which P113 million was used for 222,382 food packs and P766 million for other food and non-food items. It also has around P225 million in standby funds, of which P181.2 million was set aside for disaster response and early recovery operations.
“These resources are strategically prepositioned in 17 regional warehouses and 34 DSWD warehouses …
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