Daily Tribune
The Department of Social Welfare and Development announced on Monday that its field office in Bicol Region has started prepositioning family food packs and non-food relief items in areas that may be affected by the rising alert level of Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon.
DSWD Field Office-5 regional director Norman Laurio reported that he also inspected the evacuation center in Juban, Sorsogon to ensure that the facility is ready to cater to families residing within the 6-km danger zone that will be affected by the Bulusan's unrest.
A total of 4,500 food packs, 500 hygiene kits and 500 sleeping kits have been prepositioned in the municipalities of Bulusan, Juban, Irosin, Bulan and Barcelona in Sorsogon.
With its proximity to Mt. Bulusan, the town of Juban is usually the first municipality to be affected by a volcanic activity. Barangay Puting Sapa, one of the communities in Juban — which lies within the danger zone — has some 257 residents.
Applying the strategies used in the Mayon Operations for Disaster Preparation, the FO-5 already started to coordinate with the local government units of Sorsogon, Irosin and Bulusan as well as other nearby municipalities for all the necessary response and support needed by the LGUs should a pre-emptive evacuation be undertaken.
