OPLAN PAG-ABOT VEHICLES. The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Oplan Pag-Abot acquires new vehicles that will boost the operations to reach out to families and individuals in street situations. Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez on Monday (Sept. 4, 2023) said the vehicles mark a milestone in DSWD’s commitment to effectively extend government assistance to those in need. (Photo courtesy of DSWD)
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has acquired a new fleet of vehicles to boost the implementation of its Oplan Pag-Abot in Metro Manila and other national urban centers in the country, Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said on Monday.
Lopez, who is also the DSWD spokesperson, said the acquisition of 12 brand-new vehicles for the Oplan Pag-Abot team will play an important role in expanding the reach-out operations for individuals and families in street situations
He said the vehicles mark a milestone in the agency’s commitment to extending its reach and providing even more effective services to those in need.
The vehicles, he said, will be used by the Pag-Abot team assigned in the four clusters or routes in 16 cities in the National Capital Region, starting this September, for their environmental scanning and profiling activities, as well as actual reach-out operations.
The vehicles were officially handed over to the Oplan Pag-Abot team on Sept. 1 at the DSWD Central Office.
Froilan Maglaya, Pag-Abot team leader, expressed about the team’s excitement on the investment in the resources to better implement the reach-out operations not only in the National Capital Region but also in the provinces.
Since the Oplan’s full implementation in July, the team was able to reach out to some 28 unattached children, 174 unattached adults, and 47 families or 142 individuals in the cities of Pasay, Caloocan, Taguig, Paranaque, Pasay, City of Manila and Quezon City.
The reached out families and individuals were brought to the DSWD and local government-run centers and care facilities for temporary shelter and provision of immediate and appropriate needs and interventions.
“They are also undergoing case management that is being facilitated by the social workers to assist them in their reintegration into their respective communities,” Maglaya said.
The Oplan Pag-Abot is among the initiatives of the DSWD that aims to reduce the risks and vulnerabilities of children, individuals and families in street situations through reach-out operations and provision of various interventions. (PNA)
