DSWD distributes over 8 million food packs to disaster-hit families

As of Thursday, January 2, 2025, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed over 8 million boxes of family food packs to nearly 6.9 million families affected by disasters in 2024, surpassing its previous year's production with a total of nearly 10 million boxes.

Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao attributed this achievement to the intensified stockpiling and prepositioning of food packs nationwide, as well as enhanced disaster response operations and stronger collaboration with partner agencies.

The DSWD also provided additional assistance through Cash-for-Work (CFW), Food for Work (FFW), and Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) programs to 524,334 families, helping them rebuild their lives and livelihoods.

To improve aid delivery, the DSWD expanded its warehousing capacity with nearly 1,000 storage facilities nationwide as part of the Buong Bansa Handa Project, which includes two parallel supply chain mechanisms.

The agency also launched Disaster Response Command Centers (DRCC) and Mobile Command Centers (MCC) to enhance digital monitoring systems and communication lines for disaster response, supported by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s vision.