The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 3 is actively stockpiling and prepositioning family food packs in San Simon, Pampanga, to ensure fast and efficient relief delivery for families in Central Luzon during upcoming storms and bad weather. This proactive measure reinforces the government's commitment to disaster preparedness and community safety.
DSWD Stockpiling and Monitoring Operations
The DSWD Field Office 3 is currently packing family food packs (FFPs) and monitoring food and non-food items at its warehouses in San Simon, Pampanga, to ensure a steady supply of relief goods for affected communities . San Simon serves as the location for the DSWD Central Luzon hub, which plays a key role in the department's logistics for prepositioning relief supplies across the region . The agency has also prepositioned non-food items at its warehouse in the municipality to complement its food pack stockpile . The hub has a maximum capacity of 90,000 boxes of FFPs per warehouse, giving it significant storage capacity for disaster response operations.
Nationwide Preparedness and Standby Funds
The prepositioning of food packs in Pampanga is part of a broader national disaster preparedness effort. As of early August 2026, the DSWD has reported having nearly 5 million family food packs prepositioned in warehouses, resource centers, and hubs across the country . In addition to the food packs, the government has allocated PHP 1.6 billion in standby funds for disaster response, ensuring that resources are available to assist affected families as needed . This level of preparedness is consistent with President Marcos Jr.'s directive for a proactive approach to disaster response, moving beyond reactive measures to predictive and preemptive strategies.
