The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Saturday its frontline offices are now on full alert and ready to release augmentation support to any local government unit (LGU) in the direct path of Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-wong).

Assistant Secretary Leo Quintilla of the Disaster Response Management Group said the DSWD has more than 2.04 million boxes of family food packs (FFPs) prepositioned in various hubs, spokes, and last-mile warehouses across the country.

Quintilla, concurrent officer in charge of the DSWD’s National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau, said the agency’s disaster response teams are also on full alert and will closely monitor updates on the potential super typhoon.

“The DSWD is ready. We have a total of 2,040,813 family food boxes, we have 314,000 non-food items, and we have 91,101 ready-to-eat food,” he said in a news release.

He said the department is set to preposition water filtration kits ahead of Uwan’s landfall.

“Starting this weekend till Monday, we will preposition water filtration kits, especially in North Luzon area,” Quintilla said.

The portable water filtration kit has 0.1 micron filters that can remove cholera, salmonella, E. Coli, and coliform bacteria. It includes a bucket adapter filter assembly, drill bit, filter hanger, cleaning plunger, and instruction materials.

The portable water filtration system can be deployed to evacuation centers or communities where water sources and distribution systems are affected or damaged during disasters.

Aside from relief goods, Quintilla assured the public that specialized equipment, such as the mobile command center, mobile kitchen, water trucks, and water treatment units are also ready for deployment to LGUs needing assistance. (PNA)