As of 6pm, Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the National Capital Region (NCR), Regions I, II, III, IV-A (CALABARZON) and IV-B (MIMAROPA) have activated their Quick Response Teams (QRT) ready to augment, if needed,  local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in responding to the needs of families affected by the heavy downpour spawned by the Southwest Monsoon.

Likewise, disaster teams from the DSWD Disaster Response and Management Bureau  (DReamB) have been deployed in the Central Office and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) operations center to monitor the impact of Habagat. ###