Manila, July 6 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has placed its disaster response units on high alert ahead of the expected entry of a super typhoon into the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR).

DSWD Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao on Monday said the agency has checked the strategic deployment of relief resources to ensure the immediate augmentation of local government units (LGUs) along the typhoon's projected path.

"We have already mobilized our Field Offices to monitor the situation and secure the safety lines for relief delivery," Dumlao, also the DSWD spokesperson, said in a statement.

Based on the Disaster Response Operations Monitoring, Information, and Com...