ILOILO CITY, July 9 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas (DSWD-6) has readied PHP169.17 million worth of prepositioned relief supplies and standby funds to augment local government units as the southwest monsoon (habagat), enhanced by Typhoon Inday (international name Bavi), threatens the region.

As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, DSWD-6 had 24,002 family food packs and 29,862 ready-to-eat food packs at its warehouse in Oton, Iloilo. It also prepositioned 147,883 family food packs and 3,624 ready-to-eat food packs in 74 local government units across Western Visayas, along with PHP3 million in standby funds.

The agency also has 1,189 sleeping kits, 2,506 hygiene kits, 5,142 kitchen kits, 980 modular tents, 1,067 fa...