A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday assured that the agency will also assist Typhoon Carina-affected families during the recovery phase.

“From the Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA), we could determine kung ano pa yung mga maaari natin i-infuse na mga karagdagang interventions because after the response phase, tutungo tayo sa recovery phase na kung saan ay ia-assess natin itong mga naapektuhan ng disaster para maka–recover, masuportahan yung pag-improve ng kanilang well-being after na sila ay maapektuhan ng isang disaster (what additional interventions we can infuse because after the response phase, we go to the recovery phase wherein we assess the support needed by those affected by the disaster fro them to recover),” said DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao during a press briefing at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City.

“Interventions for the recovery phase may come in the form of financial assistance such as the emergency cash transfer (ECT), Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS), and cash-for-work, based on the result of the RDANA and assessment of the DSWD social workers,” she said.

Meanwhile, Dumlao assured the availability of food packs in all affected regions and hard-to-reach areas during the response phase.

The Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said the agency has a stockpile of family food packs (FFPs) and other relief items which have been prepositioned in the different regions for local government units (LGUs) severely affected by Typhoon Carina compounded by the southwest monsoon.

She said the agency, through its field offices, is also in constant coordination with the concerned LGUs to ensure that augmentation FFPs can be transported to their areas when the need arises.

Based on the July 25, 6 a.m. report of the DSWD-Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC), the DSWD has already provided more than PHP7.3 million humanitarian assistance to the affected families and individuals. (PNA)