DSWD WAREHOUSE. DSWD Undersecretary Mateo G. Montaňo [third from
right] leads the unleashing and laying of the time capsule in the DSWD
Mindanao Warehouse for Disaster Operations at the DSWD Rehabilitation
Complex, Bago Oshiro on Monday. The undersecretary was assisted by [from
left] DSWD Administrative Officer Herbert P. Duron, DPWH District
Engineer Fernando Ongkingko, DPWH Director Mariano R. Alquiza, DSWD
Director Priscilla N. Razon and DPWH Assistant District Engr. Gregory
Yee. With a funding of P7.4 million, the construction is expected to be
completed within 90 working days.
In his message, Usec.
Montaňo emphasized that the warehouse will serve not only the Mindanao
area but all the other regions in the country requiring emergency
assistance. “We are preparing this warehouse for nationwide operations,
set to respond to a bigger scale of disaster operations.”
If
at some point, the operations at the national warehouse is hampered due
to flooding or earthquake or any other disaster, this warehouse can
then supply the needs of the affected populace at NCR, he pointed out.
In the same manner that the warehouses in the Visayas and Luzon can also
augment the needs of Mindanao regions when necessary, he said.
DSWD is currently constructing a warehouse in Cebu, Clark Air Base and
Davao City. The Davao construction will be undertaken by the Department
of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).(DSWD/Carmela C. Duron)
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