Panayam kay DSWD Disaster Response Management and OSEC Concerns and spokesperson ASec. Irene Dumlao kaugnay ng assistance ng DSWD sa mga apektadong indibidwal sa pagputok ng Bulkang Kanlaon

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Panayam kay DSWD Disaster Response Management and OSEC Concerns and spokesperson ASec. Irene Dumlao kaugnay ng assistance ng DSWD sa mga apektadong indibidwal sa pagputok ng Bulkang Kanlaon  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00Assistance of the DSWD on the affected individuals of the volcano eruption in Canlaon.

00:05We will talk with Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao,

00:09Disaster Response Management and OSEC Concerns,

00:13and the spokesperson of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

00:17ASEC Dumlao, good afternoon.

00:24The volume is a bit low.

00:26Good afternoon, Usec Marge, and good afternoon, Ma'am Nina,

00:30and of course, good afternoon to all the viewers of your program.

00:35ASEC Irene, according to you,

00:36how many individuals or families are currently affected by Volcano Canlaon

00:41that need to be evacuated?

00:43And where are these people from?

00:48Well, Usec Marge, according to the 6 a.m. Dromic Report of the DSWD,

00:5314 barangays were affected by the eruption of Mount Canlaon,

00:59and more than 2,000 families or an equivalent of more than 6,500 individuals were affected.

01:08And currently, we have 13 evacuation centers

01:13that can be found in Bago City, La Castellana,

01:17as well as Moises Padilla and Ponte Verde in Negros Occidental.

01:23There are also evacuation centers in Canlaon City and here in Negros Oriental.

01:29And currently, close to 2,000 families or more than 6,400 individuals

01:36are in the mentioned evacuation centers.

01:41So what assistance is the DSWD providing to the residents

01:47and to the evacuees who were affected by the eruption of Volcano Canlaon?

01:55Actually, Madam Nina,

01:56we have already prepositioned family food packs and non-food items

02:01here in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental.

02:05More than 40,000 family food packs and more than 14,000 non-food items

02:11were prepositioned in Occidental.

02:14And also, close to 40,000 family food packs and more than 1,800 non-food items

02:21were prepositioned in Negros Oriental.

02:25And we have already released to the affected populations,

02:31particularly the families who are in the evacuation centers.

02:35This morning, we went to Secretary Rex Gatchalian in Negros Island

02:41and supervised the distribution of food packs and non-food items in evacuation centers.

02:48Aside from the food packs and non-food items that we sent,

02:53Secretary Rex also brought water filtration kits

02:58and distributed them to evacuation centers

03:01that will be able to supply drinking water to the displaced families.

03:09Okay, so now, how is the DSWD preparing for your relief efforts

03:14for the affected families in Negros?

03:16What are the primary needs that your government is addressing for the displaced?

03:25Since March, our field offices are continuously monitoring local governments

03:30to make sure that we have sufficient food packs and non-food items

03:37that we can distribute as part of our augmentation support to the local government units.

03:43As I mentioned, we have already prepositioned food packs and non-food items

03:49in Negros Occidental and in Negros Oriental.

03:53Also this morning, we loaded additional family food packs,

03:58around 5,000 family food packs were loaded to our trucks

04:04from Visayas Disaster Response Center in Cebu

04:07and to Negros Island to add our prepositioned goods.

04:13We will also transport additional food packs from the Visayas Disaster Response Center tomorrow

04:24and some other non-food items.

04:27How does the DSWD ensure that relief aid will reach the most remote areas

04:35or places that are difficult to reach and are affected by the explosion of the volcano?

04:42Yes, of course, we have personnel, QRT members who are deployed here in Negros Occidental and in Negros Oriental.

04:53They are in charge of the local government to determine who are the affected families and individuals.

05:02There's a means of verifying also the list submitted to us by the local government

05:09of the names and numbers of those affected

05:14so that we can be sure that everyone of those who are affected will be served and no one is underserved.

05:21Also, because of this close coordination with the various local government units,

05:28we are able to determine who should be provided with relief aid.

05:34We're not just providing assistance to families and individuals who are inside evacuation centers

05:39but also to internally displaced persons who are temporarily seeking shelter from their families and friends.

05:50So, we are able to monitor where the affected families are so that we can provide assistance.

05:59And to address your question, it's clear that even those located in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas

06:09will be served or provided with relief aid.

06:12Irene, are there special programs that the DSWD is expected to provide

06:17even though there are residents who lost their homes due to the eruption of the volcano?

06:21And what are those?

06:25Well, aside from the food and non-food items that the DSWD is providing,

06:31we also have other assistance, financial assistance, cash relief assistance,

06:37under assistance to individuals in crisis situation while we are in the response phase.

06:43Another intervention that is being provided by the DSWD is the emergency cash transfer

06:50where we also provide unconditional cash transfers to assist the disaster affected families in their recovery

07:01in the early recovery stage so that they can buy food items aside from those that we are already providing.

07:10But the provision of that of course would be based on the result of the rapid damage assessment

07:17and needs analysis where we determine from that report what are the additional interventions

07:23that we should bring to the affected families.

07:28In addition to that, USECMARCH, the DSWD is continuously coordinating with other government agencies

07:35so that we can also endorse for additional assistance

07:40to the affected families from the programs that are being implemented by other agencies.

07:51Message to the affected families of Canlaon eruption?

07:59Well, I'd like to re-echo the message of our fellow public servant from the few folks

08:06to our fellow citizens, particularly those residing within the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone of Canlaon

08:16that we should listen to the advice of our local officials,

08:21the reminders that everyone within the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone should not enter

08:29so that we can be protected from various risks and not encounter further damage to life and property.

08:43We went to the evacuation centers.

08:47Our government continues to assure you that your needs for food and other non-food items will continue to be met.

08:59So you need not worry because the government is here to support you

09:05and we will do our best to provide all your needs.

09:11Again, just a reminder that we evacuated so that we can be protected.

09:18So with that, again, thank you very much and good evening.

09:23Thank you very much for your time.

09:25Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, Disaster Response Management and OSEC Concerns and spokesperson of the DSWD.

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