DSWD Eastern Visayas continues the production of its Family Food Pack (FFPs) as part of the agency’s relief efforts to typhoon Odette. DSWD staff from various programs, its Quick Response Team (QRT), as well as volunteers work in shifting schedules to produce FFPs to be able to respond to requests from disaster-affected Local Government Units.
As of December 20, DSWD has a stockpile of 12,556 FFPs stored in various strategic locations across the Region. On its initial operations for typhoon Odette, it has released 18,208 FFPs to 12 LGUs. This number includes 1,000 FFPs for Dulag, 2,500 for Tacloban City, 2,108 for Silago, 2,100 for Hinundayan, 3,100 for Hinunangan, 1,000 for Saint Bernard, 2,400 for Sogod, 1,000 for Maasin City, 1,000 for Liloan, 1,000 for Limasawa, 500 for Macrohon and 500 for San Ricardo.
Each FFP contains six kilos of rice, four cans of corned beef, four cans of tuna flakes, two cans of sardines, five sachets of coffee and five sachets of cereal drink. It is sufficient for a family of five for two to three days. These FFPs and its contents may not be sold, as it is intended for relief distribution to disaster-affected families. Meanwhile, DSWD continues to remind the public that according to Republic Act 10121, the LGUs are the first responders to any disasters. The LGUs can request for additional relief items from the agency when needed.
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