00:00The Department of Social Welfare and Development, or DSWD, is closely monitoring and addressing the needs of residents affected by the unrest of Mayon Volcano.
00:10According to DSWD's spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the department is maintaining strict coordination with affected local government units in Albay.
00:21The DSWD has already deployed Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, or DRRM, staff to assist affected communities.
00:30They already have assets ready for deployment, including a mobile kitchen, mobile command center, and mobile water.
00:37The department is also preparing for the possibility of ash fall.
00:40The DSWD assures the public that they have sufficient supplies of family food packs and standby funds with continuous prepositioning of aid and logistics across 23 warehouses in the region.
