By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the measures and preparedness of their personnel against any calamity in the country.
DSWD Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe said that the department continues to work to provide the necessary intervention to families that may be affected by calamities such as typhoons, earthquakes, fires, and others.
Aside from the local government units (LGUs), the DSWD also collaborates with international partners and the private sector that are constantly extending assistance to Filipinos in crises.
Cajipe emphasized their continuous effort to establish innovative solutions to better protect the Filipino people.
The DSWD is developing an innovative tool particularly the Advanced Data Gathering for Assistance Preparedness for Protection (AGAPP).
AGAPP is an innovative tool designed to streamline the collection of data and information on disaster incidents.
“It is important in our planning to be very specific and address the needs. The only way we would know that is to be able to get accurate data, and of course, disaggregated data as well,” Cajipe previously said.
(el Amigo/mnm)
