Davao Del Sur, December 27, 2023 – To strengthen the efforts in improving the disaster response in the upcoming year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI through its Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) laid down its plans for 2024 during the DRMD Year-end Evaluation and Staff Development held at Bansalan, Davao Del Sur on December 20-22, 2023.

DRMD Chief and Assistant Regional Director for Operations Dahlia S. Padillo provided the roadmap of the disaster response of the agency for the year 2024 with emphasis on the development of new systems for faster monitoring of disaster-related activities and retrieval of data. 

She stressed the relevance of having a user-friendly and advanced technological system in retrieving data in times of disaster for faster response.

“Kung unsa man ang atong efforts nga gihimo this year, we will double them and make sure nga next year, mas mapa-paspas pa nato ang atong disaster response ug mas mapadaghan pa nato ang atong mga prepositioned goods (Whatever our efforts this year, we will double them and will make sure to intensify our disaster response and to preposition goods as many as we can),” Padillo said. 

DSWD FO XI as Vice Chair for Disaster Response Cluster of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) XI continuously strengthens its capacity while bracing its arsenal of relief goods to provide immediate response to victims of calamities and disasters. ### (DSWD FO XI/EMCJr)

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