LEGAZPI CITY, July 19 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 5 (Bicol) has sent 3,200 ready-to-eat food (RTEF) packs to DSWD 8 (Eastern Visayas) in response to the impacts of Severe Tropical Storm Crising and the enhanced southwest monsoon.

In a phone interview on Saturday, Claudio Villareal, chief of DSWD-5's Disaster Response Management Division, said the augmentation support is part of the agency's synchronized relief operations.

"The inter-regional support underscores DSWD's strengthened coordination and commitment to effective disaster response, with DSWD-Bicol serving as a strategic logistical hub between Luzon and the Visayas. Its geographic location allows for the swift delivery of essential aid to hard-hit a...