The town of Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte has acquired a mobile kitchen as part of the municipality’s disaster response to provide hot meals to disaster victims.

In a statement Wednesday, Mayor Ernesto Evangelista said the PHP2.4 million worth mobile kitchen will be used by the town during a disaster operation to ensure the victims will be provided with safe and hot food.

“We purchased the mobile kitchen to strengthen our interventions to the Tomasinos especially when disaster comes,” he said.

Evangelista said the mobile kitchen features a public address system, a water dispenser, a waste tank, a food burner, a cabinet, a working table, a lavatory, kitchen utensils, among others.

Meanwhile, Leilani Rafol, the officer in charge of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), said the mobile kitchen dubbed as the “Kusina Ni Tomas” will accommodate informal settlers and families in poor communities during disaster response operations.

“Other sectors of the community are also expected to benefit from the mobile kitchen,” Rafol said, adding that the mobile kitchen will be maximized to augment the operations of the MSWDO and the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office. (PNA)