Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured the provincial government of Catanduanes on Monday (November 18) that the agency will provide additional family food packs (FFPs) for the families affected by Super Typhoon (ST) Pepito. Secretary Gatchalian said the delivery of additional 45,000 FFPs, which are on top of the 10,000 continue reading : DSWD chief assures delivery of add’l 45K food packs for Pepito-hit families in Catanduanes
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with Catanduanes Governor Joseph Cua on Monday (November 18) at the Provincial Capitol to discuss the disaster response operations for families affected by Super Typhoon Pepito in the province. After the meeting, Secretary Gatchalian, to be accompanied by DSWD Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe, will continue reading : DSWD chief in Catanduanes to check on Typhoon Pepito-hit families
On top of the 10,000 family food packs (FFPs) prepositioned in the province of Catanduanes prior to Super Typhoon Pepito, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured there are enough supplies in the Bicol Region to augment the relief resources of the provincial local government unit (PLGU) of Catanduanes. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian continue reading : DSWD beefs up relief support for Catanduanes, other Pepito-hit areas
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officially launched the pilot implementation of its new program, “Angel Pets,” on Saturday (November 16). The initiative, in partnership with the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), focuses on animal-assisted therapy. During the pilot event, a team of volunteer dogs from PAWS, known as “Dr. Dogs,” visited young continue reading : DSWD, PAWS roll out ‘Angel Pets’ pilot programl
An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified on Saturday (November 16) that the Walang Gutom Program (WGP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is the flagship program of the agency, not the local government units (LGUs). “Recently, there has been some confusion with people thinking the WGP is a continue reading : DSWD leads Walang Gutom Program; LGUs may assist
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has sufficient resources for its ongoing disaster operations related to the typhoons affecting the country, including the most recent storm ‘Pepito.’ A senior DSWD official made the assurance during the Media Forum on Saturday (November 16) in Quezon City. “DSWD has enough resources. We are grateful to continue reading : DSWD exec assures enough resources for disaster operations amid series of typhoons
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, together with Executive Director of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, briefs media members on the Department’s continued prepositioning of relief supplies and the ongoing resource augmentation efforts for typhoon-affected local government units (LGUs) during the Saturday Media Forum on November continue reading : DSWD exec briefs media on agency’s continuing prepositioning of relief supplies
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) currently has a national stockpile of 1.3 million family food packs (FFPs) to augment the needs of local government units (LGUs) still recovering from the effects of previous storms and those that may be affected by the approaching Typhoon Pepito. At a situation briefing on Friday (November continue reading : DSWD chief: 1.3M food packs prepositioned ahead of Typhoon Pepito
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines Resident Representative Dr. Selva Ramachandran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at enhancing social welfare services in the Philippines through digital transformation, evidence-based decision-making, and analytics. The MOU signing on Friday, (November 15) was witnessed by DSWD continue reading : DSWD partners with UNDP for digital transformation
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided over Php27 million worth of humanitarian aid to families affected by Tropical Cyclones Nika and Ofel. This assistance has reached Regions 1 (Ilocos Region), 2 (Cagayan Valley), 3 (Central Luzon), 5 (Bicol Region), and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). “As of today , this total amount covers continue reading : DSWD extends over Php27M in aid to families affected by Typhoons Nika, Ofel
