DSWD prepares over 1.3M food packs for Typhoon Marce

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepared over 1.3 million family food packs for areas expected to be affected by Typhoon Marce.

DSWD hubs in Central Luzon, particularly in San Simon, Pampanga, are now producing 10,000 to 15,000 family food packs daily for affected LGUs.

The Pampanga hub dispatched 1,700 family food packs to the DSWD Field Office-Ilocos Region on November 7.

The National Resource Operations Center in Pasay City is repacking 20,000 to 25,000 boxes of relief supplies daily to maintain stockpiles for Typhoons Kristine, Leon, and Marce.

DSWD Field Office-Cagayan Valley quick response teams have been deployed to areas hit by Typhoon Marce, distributing food and family kits.

A total of 1,133 families or 3,275 individuals have been affected by Typhoon Marce across the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and the Cordillera Administrative Region.