On the relief operations in the wake of Typhoon Pablo

MANILA, December 6, 2012-As part of government’s relief operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is calling for donations in the form of dry goods. Here is a listing of the dry goods needed in the evacuation centers:

• Banig (woven mats)
• Children’s clothing
• Blankets
• Plastic sheets
• Flash lights
• Batteries

Tarpaulins are also needed for use as temporary roofing in the sites as well as generator sets to provide power to the centers. In Metro Manila, these goods and donations may be delivered to the DSWD-National Resource Operations Center located along Chapel Road in Pasay City with telephone number (02) 8528081.

A listing of donation drop-off centers for the rest of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will be posted momentarily. Please visit the Crisis Response Page for Typhoon Pablo (http://www.gov.ph/crisis/typhoon-pablo/), the Official Gazette Facebook page at (https://www.facebook.com/govph), and follow @govph, @ndrrmc_opcen, and @dswdserves.

Social media coordination of relief efforts is being spearheaded and promoted by the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. On Twitter, we enjoin netizens to use the hashtag #reliefPH to amplify information on what is needed by our countrymen in the wake of Typhoon Pablo. For additional information, please tweet or message @dswdserves. 

Filipino solidarity is at its most potent amidst testing times. We call on our countrymen to give generously for the relief and well-being of our brethren in the Visayas and Mindanao who, themselves, generously came to the aid of Metro Manila and Luzon in previous calamities.