The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office 5 – Bicol Region has so far provided more than Php339 million humanitarian aid to families and individuals affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) ‘Kristine’ in the Bicol Region. “In four days time, nai-deliver po agad natin sa Naga City ang 35,000 family food packs continue reading : DSWD extends Php339 million in aid to Kristine-hit Bicolanos
Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, discusses the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) on-going disaster response efforts for Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine, Super Typhoon (ST) Leon, and Typhoon Marce during the DSWD Thursday (November 7) Media Forum. The DRMG official was joined by continue reading : DSWD execs discuss on-going response ops for series of tropical cyclones in Thursday Media Forum
As the whole nation celebrates the 32nd National Children’s Month (NCM) this November, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has called for a nationwide support to end violence against children (VAC). “Sa pamamagitan ng selebrasyon ngayong taon, ating isinusulong ang pagpapalakas ng mga sistema at mekanismo upang labanan ang violence against continue reading : DSWD chief calls for support to end violence against children
As Typhoon Marce brings heavy rainfall and gusty winds in Northern Luzon, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 2 – Cagayan Valley on Wednesday (November 6) distributed family food packs (FFPs) to 250 internally displaced families from Maconacon, a coastal town in the province of Isabela. The residents are currently staying in continue reading : DSWD’s Cagayan Valley FO extends relief aid to evacuees from coastal town of Isabela
For Arlyn Analiza Oquendo from Pandi, Bulacan, going from a novice seamstress to becoming a certified dressmaking trainer and assessor is not just threaded by her grit, positive outlook, and will to change her life. It is also interwoven by the support she got from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) poverty-alleviation programs continue reading : Real Life Stories – 4Ps beneficiary owes career success to DSWD’s livelihood program
Ensuring that all families and individuals severely affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) ‘Kristine’ will be assisted, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr in the distribution of the Presidential Assistance to farmers, fisherfolk and their families (PAFFF) in Bicol Region on Wednesday (November 6). “Narito continue reading : PBBM, DSWD chief continue aid giving for farmers, fisherfolk affected by ‘Kristine’
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (November 6) joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during the Camarines Sur leg of the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolks, and Families (PAFFF) held at the Fuerte Sports Complex in Pili, Camarines Sur. In the aid giving, a total of Php50 million under continue reading : DSWD chief joins PBBM in aid-giving to CamSur farmers, fisherfolks and families
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured families and individuals affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine in the Bicol Region that the agency is ready to provide all forms of assistance until they attain full recovery. “Nandun na tayo sa recovery, meaning alam natin na habang kinukumpuni ng mga tao, continue reading : DSWD chief assures early recovery interventions for Kristine-hit families in Bicol Region
Amid the looming impact of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Marce, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured local government units (LGUs) that the agency has an available stockpile of 1,351,815 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) that can be readily tapped for emergency disaster response, particularly those areas along the track of the continue reading : DSWD has over 1M food packs to support LGUs along the track of ‘Marce’
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been non-stop in producing family food packs (FFPs) to replenish those being distributed in the ongoing disaster operations for Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine and Super Typhoon (ST) Leon and in anticipation of the impact of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Marce. “Day and night, our DSWD continue reading : DSWD continues production of food packs for on-going disaster ops
