57,000 residents in Calabarzon displaced by volcano
Published Jan 16, 2020 12:00 am
By Charissa Luci-Atienza
Over 57,000 persons have been displaced in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) Region following the Taal Volcano's phreatic eruption last Sunday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)Â said on Thursday, January 16.
(AP Photo/Aaron Favila/DSWD/MANILA BULLETIN)
The DSWD-Disaster Response Operations and Monitoring Information Center (DROMIC) reported that as of 6 a.m. January 16, a total of 57,286 persons or 12,977 families are staying in 257 evacuation centers.
It reported that the number of affected families was pegged at 15, 525 or 68,638 individuals.
Of the total number of affected families, 12,685 come from Batangas or 57,197 persons; 2,819 from Cavite or 11,334 individuals; and 21 from Laguna or 107 persons.
The DSWD-DROMIC also reported that P3.99 million worth of relief goods have been given to the families in Batangas and Cavite affected by the Taal Volcano's eruption "as augmentation support to the local government units (LGUs)."
The recipient areas were Sto. Tomas City, Laurel, Tanauan City, Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas City, Balayan, Cuenca, Bauan, and San Pascual in Batangas; and Alfonso, Cavite, the DROMIC report said.
The DSWD provided the following relief goods: 7,615 family food packs which contain rice, canned goods, coffee, and noodles; 6,060 ready-to-eat food; and 3,580 plastic mats.
The DSWD announced that it has yet to distribute 9,000 family food packs worth about P3.67 million.
"Other than these relief goods already provided to the affected families as per request of local government units, the DSWD has more than 9,000 family food packs amounting to P 3.67 million ready for distribution," it said in a post on its official Facebook page.
The Department assured the more food packs will be provided to the affected families.
"The repacking of additional food packs is still ongoing at the Field Office's warehouse in GMA, Cavite," it said.
On Wednesday, January 15, DSWD Undersecretary Camilo Gudmalin turned over 1,338 family food packs to the local government of Balayan, Batangas.
The relief goods were delivered in Sampaga Elementary School, which serves as one of the evacuation centers housing affected families from the towns of Taal, Lemery, Agoncillo and Laurel.
"These family food packs are for distribution to at least 1,300 affected families inside and outside evacuation centers in Balayan," the DSWD said.
The DSWD-DROMIC earlier noted that the DSWD Central Office (CO) , Field Offices (FOs), and Natural Resource Operations Center (NROC) have stockpiles and standby funds amounting to P916.83 million.
It said the DSWD Central Office (CO)Â and FOs has a total of P250,130,936.99 standby funds.
"Of the said amount,  P215, 140,512.28 is the available Quick Response Fund (QRF) in the CO, " it said.
According to the DSWD-DROMIC, they have stockpiles of 188, 594 food packs amounting to P71.886 million, and available food and non-food items amounting to P594.817 million.
(AP Photo/Aaron Favila/DSWD/MANILA BULLETIN)
The DSWD-Disaster Response Operations and Monitoring Information Center (DROMIC) reported that as of 6 a.m. January 16, a total of 57,286 persons or 12,977 families are staying in 257 evacuation centers.
It reported that the number of affected families was pegged at 15, 525 or 68,638 individuals.
Of the total number of affected families, 12,685 come from Batangas or 57,197 persons; 2,819 from Cavite or 11,334 individuals; and 21 from Laguna or 107 persons.
The DSWD-DROMIC also reported that P3.99 million worth of relief goods have been given to the families in Batangas and Cavite affected by the Taal Volcano's eruption "as augmentation support to the local government units (LGUs)."
The recipient areas were Sto. Tomas City, Laurel, Tanauan City, Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas City, Balayan, Cuenca, Bauan, and San Pascual in Batangas; and Alfonso, Cavite, the DROMIC report said.
The DSWD provided the following relief goods: 7,615 family food packs which contain rice, canned goods, coffee, and noodles; 6,060 ready-to-eat food; and 3,580 plastic mats.
The DSWD announced that it has yet to distribute 9,000 family food packs worth about P3.67 million.
"Other than these relief goods already provided to the affected families as per request of local government units, the DSWD has more than 9,000 family food packs amounting to P 3.67 million ready for distribution," it said in a post on its official Facebook page.
The Department assured the more food packs will be provided to the affected families.
"The repacking of additional food packs is still ongoing at the Field Office's warehouse in GMA, Cavite," it said.
On Wednesday, January 15, DSWD Undersecretary Camilo Gudmalin turned over 1,338 family food packs to the local government of Balayan, Batangas.
The relief goods were delivered in Sampaga Elementary School, which serves as one of the evacuation centers housing affected families from the towns of Taal, Lemery, Agoncillo and Laurel.
"These family food packs are for distribution to at least 1,300 affected families inside and outside evacuation centers in Balayan," the DSWD said.
The DSWD-DROMIC earlier noted that the DSWD Central Office (CO) , Field Offices (FOs), and Natural Resource Operations Center (NROC) have stockpiles and standby funds amounting to P916.83 million.
It said the DSWD Central Office (CO)Â and FOs has a total of P250,130,936.99 standby funds.
"Of the said amount,  P215, 140,512.28 is the available Quick Response Fund (QRF) in the CO, " it said.
According to the DSWD-DROMIC, they have stockpiles of 188, 594 food packs amounting to P71.886 million, and available food and non-food items amounting to P594.817 million.