As part of its continuing disaster relief operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing kitchen kits to internally displaced persons in areas affected by typhoon Odette (Rai).
Each kitchen kit containing five sets of spoon and fork, five plastic drinking glasses, five plates, one frying pan, one cooking pan, one ladle, and one storage box are intended for families who are currently taking temporary shelter in evacuation centers.
These kits are the new items included in the menu of DSWD for disaster relief operations which are essential for evacuees, particularly in preparing for their meals.
To date, more than 4,265 kitchen kits were already distributed in Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga.
"This number will eventually increase as the goods are still in transit while some are still in process for distribution," the DSWD said in a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
Meanwhile, the DSWD continues to augment the necessary resources to assist affected local
government units, which are the first responders in disasters and calamities as stipulated in Republic Act (RA) 10121 or the Philippines Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010.
Likewise, it has committed to assist the affected population and to provide interventions that they need in most effective and efficient ways.