Around 50 other officials of the government including four main members of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo’s transition team were sworn in by President Rodrigo Duterte this afternoon, August 14, 2016 in Malacanang. The four are Mae Fe Ancheta-Templa (Undersecretary for Institutional Development); Aleli B. Bawagan (Assistant Secretary for continue reading : Pres. Duterte to swear in new DSWD Officials in Malacanang
DSWD’s disaster operations center monitors ‘Habagat’ 24/7
As part of its enhanced efforts for disaster management and response under the new leadership, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Disaster Response Assistance and Management Bureau (DReAMB), is operating its Emergency Operations Center for Disaster Response and its online version, the Virtual Operations Center (VOC) microsite accessible via the internet continue reading : DSWD’s disaster operations center monitors ‘Habagat’ 24/7
DSWD Sec. Taguiwalo visits ‘Habagat’ evacuees in Brgy. Silangan, Quezon City
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy Taguiwalo proceeded this afternoon to Barangay Silangan in Quezon City to visit and personally check on the condition of Habagat evacuees at the Geronimo Covered Court evacuation center. Sec. Taguiwalo was pleased to see that the evacuation center was properly managed by the Quezon City Social continue reading : DSWD Sec. Taguiwalo visits ‘Habagat’ evacuees in Brgy. Silangan, Quezon City
Public may donate for Habagat victims through DSWD, LGUs; Filipinos urged to Help one another to get relief and assistance
In response to many queries received by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from the public, it announced that donations are welcome for the families affected by the continuous heavy downpour spawned by the Southwest Monsoon. At the National Capital Region (NCR), interested donors who want to course through their donations to the continue reading : Public may donate for Habagat victims through DSWD, LGUs; Filipinos urged to Help one another to get relief and assistance
DSWD continues to aid families affected by ‘Habagat’
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to respond to families affected by the onslaught of the heavy monsoon rains intensified by the low pressure area (LPA). In the latest bulletin of the DSWD Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC), 11,963 families or 55,737 persons are displaced, of which 7,545 families or 36,422 persons are continue reading : DSWD continues to aid families affected by ‘Habagat’
DSWD Disaster Quick Response Teams activated for ‘Habagat’
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 continue reading : DSWD Disaster Quick Response Teams activated for ‘Habagat’
DSWD, disaster response agencies intensify monitoring of new LPA
As the new low pressure area (LPA) located north of Batanes continues to enhance the rains brought by the Southwest Monsoon or Hanging Habagat, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its field offices (FOs) intensify their coordination with other disaster response agencies and LGUs in monitoring the high-risk areas which may be continue reading : DSWD, disaster response agencies intensify monitoring of new LPA
DSWD provides financial aid to informal settlers
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now distributing a total of P8.7M financial assistance to 485 informal settler families (ISFs) from Cavite; Laguna; Pandi, Bulacan; and, Pasay City and Tondo, Manila. This is in line with the implementation of the Oplan LIKAS (Lumikas para Iwas Kalamidad at Sakit) program of DSWD in continue reading : DSWD provides financial aid to informal settlers
Habagat evacuees in Negros safely return home
As heavy rains spawned by the Southwest Monsoon slowly weakened, displaced families in the Negros Island Region (NIR) are now returning to their homes. As of 8PM of August 10, only one evacuation center manage by the local government unit (LGU) in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental remains open housing 38 families or 190 persons. Affected families continue reading : Habagat evacuees in Negros safely return home
DSWD alerts citizens to report their situations amid heavy rains
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to alert citizens affected by the low pressure area (LPA) to stay vigilant for possible flooding and landslides that may occur due to moderate rains and thunderstorms. “Nais po naming ipaalala sa ating mga kababayan na apektado ng masamang panahon na manatiling alerto at kaagad i-report ang continue reading : DSWD alerts citizens to report their situations amid heavy rains
