DHSUD activates shelter cluster teams in 'Paeng'- affected areas
As more people are displaced due to the heavy rains and strong winds due to severe tropical storm "Paeng", the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has activated its regional shelter cluster teams to assist affected residents who were either forced to flee their homes or were declared as not safe inside their residences.
DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said they are continuously coordinating with the local government units (LGUs) and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in the monitoring of areas where government help for evacuation centers and safe shelters is needed.
"We must be proactive, ready at all times to provide assistance especially during these typhoons when lives are in peril. Let’s ensure that all hands are on deck with regards to our shelter clusters,” said Acuzar as he ordered the top officials of the department to monitor the adverse effects of "Paeng".
For his part, Assistant Secretary for Regional Operations Daryll Bryan Villanueva called on the heads of 11 DHSUD Regional Offices (ROs) to be on their toes for possible emergency response
The alerted ROs are the National Capital Region, Negros Island Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Regions 1, 2, 3, 4B (MIMAROPA) 6, 8, 10 and 13.
“All concerned regional shelter cluster teams...are hereby activated or placed on stand-by effective 29 October 2022 at 8:00 AM to monitor and facilitate emergency response and humanitarian assistance in response to the effects of ‘Paeng,’” said Villanueva in a memorandum issued to regional directors.