The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 7—Central Visayas Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero said, “DSWD assured the governor, congressperson, and mayor of the needed support, both the personnel and food and non-food items.

Director Lucero shared the “DSWD prepositioned in Canlaon: 6,800 family food packs (FFPs), 255 kitchen kits, 224 family kits, 161 hygiene kits, 233 sleeping kits, one (1) camp management kit, one (1) women-friendly space kit, and one (1) child-friendly kit.”

DSWD 7 also prepositioned 3,400 family food packs in the nearby municipality of Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental.

FO 7 continuously monitors the situation in Canlaon City amid the volcanic unrest of Mt. Kanlaon and is ready to help the LGU in any eventuality.

The DSWD warehouse in Dumaguete City has a stockpile of 14,385 FFPs. ###

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