WFP community kitchen kits boost Dinagat disaster response

Inquirer.net - Sep 24, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — The World Food Programme (WFP) in the Philippines has provided community kitchen kits to the municipal governments of Dinagat Islands to strengthen disaster preparedness and improve emergency response operations across the province. Atty. Niel Edward Demerey, provincial information officer, said the ready-to-deploy cooking kits given to the municipalities included

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