Manila, May 2 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is preparing for the expected onset of the La Nina phenomenon next month by ensuring that its disaster preparedness and response strategies are in place to mitigate the possible effects of the wet season, an agency official said on Thursday.

"Na-approve na rin yung ating Buong Bansa Handa project... yung ating framework agreement. Ongoing din yung procurement for that dahil nga ang gusto nating mangyari ay mabilis yung pagpapahatid ng tulong kapag dumating na yung tag-ulan," (The Buong Bansa Handa Project has been approved... the framework agreement. The procurement process is also ongoing because what we want to happen is for the assistance to be immediately delive...