One thousand six hundred food packs were transported by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region IV-A to Real, Quezon as "standby goods" for families affected by super typhoon Karding.
These relief goods will be distributed in the area particularly in the Polillo Group of Islands, said DSWD Region IV-A in a Facebook post on Sunday, Sept. 25.
The field office also said that there were at least 12 evacuation centers in the municipalities of Polillo, Burdeos, Panukulan, Patnanungan, and Jomalig which are under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5.
There were an estimated 250 families in the said evacuation centers, DSWD Region IV-A added.
Region IV-A said also assured that its regional, provincial, and Quick Response Teams have been monitoring the local government units to assist with the needs of its constituents.
DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo earlier held a meeting with the regional directors of the department's Field Offices in regions I, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, CAR, and NCR as well as with representatives from the National Resource Operations Center and Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
This was to make sure that the DSWD's Disaster Operations and equipment are ready to respond to any possible effects of super typhoon Karding in areas that will be directly hit by the super typhoon.
Super typhoon Karding made landfall in Burdeos, Quezon at 5:30 p.m. as per PAGASA's advisory.
It is expected to make another landfall within General Nakar or Dingalan on Sunday evening as per the weather bureau's 8 p.m. bulletin.