DSWD: We've distributed P63.8-million worth of FFPs nationwide
Published Apr 2, 2020 12:00 am
By Charissa Luci-Atienza
Amid criticims over its “sluggish” distribution of relief assistance, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it has distributed more than 165,000 Family Food Packs (FFPs) worth about P63.8 million to the local government units (LGUs) nationwide.
Based on the DSWD-Disaster Response Operations and Monitoring Information Center (DROMIC) report, as of 6 a.m. of April 2, a total of 165,929 FFPs have been distributed nationwide.
Department of Social Welfare and Development (MANILA BULLETIN)
In the National Capital Region (NCR), a total of 79,350 have been provided as augmentation support to the LGUs.
Next to NCR, Region V (Bicol) got 28,726 FFPs, followed by Region XI (Davao) with 21,438; Region IV-A (Calabarzon), 14,440; and Region III (Central Luzon), 12,633.
The DROMIC report noted the total cost relief assistance was P2 billion, P63.8 million of which was extended by the DSWD.
The LGUs also provided P1.92 billion relief assistance, while non-government organizations (NGOs) gave P1.6 million worth of assistance.
A total P13.9 million has been donated by other sources, raising the total cost of assistance to P2 billion, based on the DROMIC report.
The DSWD assured the public that it has stockpiles and standby funds amounting to P1.35 billion—P613.15 million standby funds in its Central Office and Field Offices (FOs), and P741.31 million worth of available stockpiles.
Of the P613.15 million standby funds, P586.22 million is the Central Office’s available Quick Response Fund (QRF), and P26.93 million is the available funds at the Field Offices, the DROMIC report said.
The DSWD said a total of 339,438 FFPs worth P127.46 million are available for distribution.
The breakdown of the P741.31 million stockpiles is as follows: P385.87 million worth of non-food items and P226.98 million worth of food items.
Each FFP contains six kilos of rice, four cans of sardines, four cans of corned beef or beef loaf, and six sachets of coffee or cereal energy drink, which is enough for two days for a family with five members, the DSWD said.
“The provision of additional relief items is part of the Department’s mandate to provide Technical Assistance and Resource Augmentation (TARA) to LGUs during times of emergencies,” it said.
The DSWD earlier assured the LGUs that it delivers the relief aid “in a timely manner,” even as it clarified a circulating social media post showing the placement of DSWD logo stickers in canned goods, which supposedly resulted in the delayed distribution of the food items to its intended recipients.
The “relief goods given to local government units (LGUs) as part of its resource augmentation support to them while under the enhanced community quarantine are delivered in a timely manner based on their request for augmentation,” it said in a statement.
The Department also clarified that the DSWD logo is placed on the FFP boxes and not on canned goods “for proper identification and to maintain the integrity of the relief supplies.”
Department of Social Welfare and Development (MANILA BULLETIN)
In the National Capital Region (NCR), a total of 79,350 have been provided as augmentation support to the LGUs.
Next to NCR, Region V (Bicol) got 28,726 FFPs, followed by Region XI (Davao) with 21,438; Region IV-A (Calabarzon), 14,440; and Region III (Central Luzon), 12,633.
The DROMIC report noted the total cost relief assistance was P2 billion, P63.8 million of which was extended by the DSWD.
The LGUs also provided P1.92 billion relief assistance, while non-government organizations (NGOs) gave P1.6 million worth of assistance.
A total P13.9 million has been donated by other sources, raising the total cost of assistance to P2 billion, based on the DROMIC report.
The DSWD assured the public that it has stockpiles and standby funds amounting to P1.35 billion—P613.15 million standby funds in its Central Office and Field Offices (FOs), and P741.31 million worth of available stockpiles.
Of the P613.15 million standby funds, P586.22 million is the Central Office’s available Quick Response Fund (QRF), and P26.93 million is the available funds at the Field Offices, the DROMIC report said.
The DSWD said a total of 339,438 FFPs worth P127.46 million are available for distribution.
The breakdown of the P741.31 million stockpiles is as follows: P385.87 million worth of non-food items and P226.98 million worth of food items.
Each FFP contains six kilos of rice, four cans of sardines, four cans of corned beef or beef loaf, and six sachets of coffee or cereal energy drink, which is enough for two days for a family with five members, the DSWD said.
“The provision of additional relief items is part of the Department’s mandate to provide Technical Assistance and Resource Augmentation (TARA) to LGUs during times of emergencies,” it said.
The DSWD earlier assured the LGUs that it delivers the relief aid “in a timely manner,” even as it clarified a circulating social media post showing the placement of DSWD logo stickers in canned goods, which supposedly resulted in the delayed distribution of the food items to its intended recipients.
The “relief goods given to local government units (LGUs) as part of its resource augmentation support to them while under the enhanced community quarantine are delivered in a timely manner based on their request for augmentation,” it said in a statement.
The Department also clarified that the DSWD logo is placed on the FFP boxes and not on canned goods “for proper identification and to maintain the integrity of the relief supplies.”