DAVAO CITY —- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with local government units (LGUs), is set to provide family food packs and non-food items to families and individuals during the implementation of the community quarantine in some areas due to COVID-19.
This, as President Rodrigo Duterte earlier vowed to support families food and other basic supplies especially the daily wage earners and laborers.
This is part of the Department’s Technical Assistance and Resource Augmentation (TARA) mandate to assist LGUs as they address the food and other basic requirements of their constituents in times of emergencies.
The LGUs’ requests for augmentation shall be subject to validation by the assigned social welfare and development officer in the area.
DSWD’s Field Offices (FOs) are now coordinating with LGUs in identifying target beneficiaries, distribution points, and strategies to be undertaken to ensure the smooth distribution of goods.
DSWD will also partner with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the hauling, delivery, and distribution of the food packs and non-food items such as hygiene kits to LGUs.
DSWD FO XI has a total of P2.5 million standby funds and P40 million worth of food and non-food items to sustain the provision of food and other essential supplies to various communities.
Aside from these, DSWD is now finalizing its guidelines for the provision of social amelioration services that would further benefit families and individuals affected by this health crisis.
The Department continues to provide the delivery of maagap at mapagkalingang serbisyo to the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged, while putting premium to the health and safety of its beneficiaries and personnel in this time of public health emergency.– NewsLine with PR
