CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to establish its regional disaster response command and logistics center inside the Clark Aviation Complex to significantly strengthen its disaster preparedness and response capabilities in Central Luzon.
Set on a one-hectare land, the facility will serve as a regional warehouse for food and non-food relief items and may also function as a disaster response command center for DSWD 3 to ensure faster and more efficient delivery of aid during times of calamities.
DSWD 3 Regional Director Venus Rebuldela thanked Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) for its help and support in providing an appropriate venue for the said facility.
“This facility marks a major step toward our goals of timely and effective disaster response for Central Luzon,” she said.
For his part, CIAC President Jojit Alcazar expressed support to the DSWD, citing the project’s critical role in strengthening disaster response across the region.
“We welcome the establishment of this command and logistics center at Clark Aviation Capital. It will serve as a strategic storage and distribution point for relief goods and supplies, ensuring faster and more effective operations during emergencies. This is part of CIAC’s contribution to national disaster preparedness,” he said.
The facility is part of CIAC’s broader initiatives to transform Clark into a national logistics and emergency response hub.
It complements existing facilities in the area including those of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Philippine Pharmaceutical Procurement Inc.
Clark also houses national disaster resilience offices like the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, the National Government Administrative Center, and the Integrated Operations Center for Disaster Response Management. (CLJD/MJSC, PIA Region 3-Pampanga)