DSWD 6 maintains stockpile in preparation for any disaster

Iloilo City – DSWD Field Office VI assures the public that the agency has enough food and non-food items (FNFIs) that are ready for relief augmentation to Local Government Units should the need arises.

As of 24 May 2023, 5PM, a total of P89 million-worth of FNFIs are stockpiled in different Regional warehouses and Preposition sites in Western Visayas.

A total of 73,061 family food packs worth P46.5 million are ready and located in the following locations: 38,451 at the Regional Warehouse in Oton, Iloilo; 13,592 at the Regional Warehouse in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental; 2,700 in Lipata Port, Culasi, Antique and 38,451 in 37 partner Local Government Units.

Also stockpiled are non-food items (NFIs) worth P42.5 million composed of hygiene kits, sleeping kits, family kits, kitchen kits, tents, laminated sacks and other non-food relief goods.

These goods are stored in strategic preposition sites and ready for distribution to requesting LGUs in- case affected by any disaster./dswd6/tfalegaste