Manila, Feb. 5 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 8 (Eastern Visayas) has prepositioned relief resources worth PHP139.04 million as it braces for the effects of the continuous rains brought by Tropical Storm Basyang.

In a statement on Thursday, the DSWD said its regional office remains on heightened alert and ready to respond to possible flooding and landslides across the region.

The standby relief assistance includes 150,683 family food boxes, 11,973 ready-to-eat food packs, and 16,808 non-food items.

The agency has also allocated PHP3 million in a standby fund for emergency response.

"The prepositioning of resources is part of its preparedness measures to ensure the timely provision of assistance to affected ...