MANILA, Oct. 17 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday activated the quick response teams (QRT) of concerned field offices along the path of Tropical Depression Ramil for possible relief operations.

In a statement, Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD's Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) also assured that the agency has enough relief supplies prepositioned in strategic areas for prompt delivery to communities that may be affected by the weather disturbance.

"Agad pong inatasan ni Secretary Rex Gatchalian, alinsunod sa utos ni President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., ang ating mga Field Offices na makipag-ugnayan sa mga lokal na pamahalaan para matiyak sa mga alkalde na handa ang mga family food pac...