WFP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific - 2016 SPRs RBB 2016 SPRs by country | Page 718

Standard Project Report 2016
Annual Food Distribution in Country (mt)
Project Type
Cereals
Single Country
PRRO
Total Food
Distributed in 2016
Oil
Pulses
Mix
Other
Total
3,074 161 215 354 30 3,835
3,074 161 215 354 30 3,835
Cash Based Transfer and Commodity Voucher Distribution (USD)
Project Type
Single Country PRRO
Total Distributed in 2016
Cash
Value Voucher
Commodity Voucher
1,464,067 - -
1,464,067 - -
Supply Chain
The Philippines is an archipelago with multiple international ports of entry. However, as a result of the local security
context, fewer international shipping lines have been using the port of Polloc in southwest Mindanao in the recent
past. As a consequence, WFP received food commodities in Manila or Davao and operated the trans-shipment of
food commodities through other contracted mechanisms, impacting the overall costs and lead times to deliver the
supplies in the area of operation.
Through sustained support from donors, WFP maintained the capacity to respond to emergencies through
pre-positioned stocks of food available to complement the Government of the Philippines's response to natural
disasters and shocks upon request from national counterparts. This contingency component consisted of physical
stocks of rice and ready-to-eat food as well as quick procurement capacity of in-country food stocks from the
National Food Authority.
The quality of logistics services at the national level is quite good, and WFP maintains long-term agreements with a
variety of contractors to ensure an ultimate readiness level to respond to natural disasters. However, the availability
and reliability of contractors were found to be more challenging in the operational areas of Mindanao because of
poor infrastructure and a highly volatile environment.
WFP leased a 5,000-square-metre warehouse and established a temporary Disaster Response Centre in Cebu to
strengthen the government response. Mechanised packing system equipment of equal specification to that installed
at the National Response Operations Centre in Manila was set up and is now functional at the temporary Disaster
Response Centre in Cebu. Installation included pallet racking and prefabricated offices, with space available for
conducting training sessions, as well as office space for WFP and government officials.
For the continuation of cash based transfers, WFP's supply chain was fully involved in the contracting process of
service providers and supported the programme analysis with regular assessment